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BOC backs Evart for rail study
County Commissioner
Roger Elkins, an LDFA
member, bought the matAll except Osceola
ter to the county board’s
County Commissioner
attention Tuesday.
Pam Wayne threw
He said questions to
support behind a grant
be answered are is there
request the Evart Local
a demand for rail service
Development Finance
and is it economically
Authority will submit to
feasible.
the U.S. Department of
City officials and staff
Agriculture.
from the Owosso-based
The LDFA is asking
Great Lakes Central
for a rural business enRailroad that operates a
terprise grant to finance a freight line from southern
feasibility study of build- to northern Michigan are
ing a rail connection to an discussing options.
existing railroad.
Wayne voiced skeptiLDFA director Melora cism the cost of building
Theunick told the Marion a railroad would outweigh
Press late last year the
any benefit.
study would pull together
She said, “Years ago
data and engineering facts when we got rid of the
to determine if rail trans- railroad did we do a feaportation would benefit
sibility study? We spent
local business, manufacmillions of dollars makturing and agricultural.
ing a trail. Now we want
By Rosemary Horvath
Correspondent
MAILING LABEL
Munson assumes
control of Cadillac,
Grayling hospitals
Home Care and Hospice
Northern Michigan, now
part of Munson Home
Health. In all, the agreement brings some 1,500
former Mercy staff members under the umbrella
of Munson Healthcare
owned facilities.
As part of the transition to new ownership,
ceremonies were scheduled at the facilities
to honor founders the
Sisters of Mercy and the
rich cultural legacy they
brought to their communities.
Ness also announced
some changes to Munson
Healthcare’s leadership
structure in support of the
growing health system.
Al Pilong Jr., in addition
to his current role as president of Munson Medical
Center in Traverse City,
will be taking on the
additional role of senior
vice president of hospital
operations for Munson
Healthcare. In his new
role, Pilong will focus
on common integration
issues at each of the system’s four owned hospitals, specifically ensuring
high quality continuity of
care and a strong culture
of safety. Munson Healthcare
is also developing other
system leadership positions that will focus on
areas such as oncology,
surgical services, finance,
and human resources, to
provide greater coordination and support among
Munson Healthcare
officially assumed ownership of the former Mercy
hospitals in Cadillac and
Grayling on Sunday,
opening a new era for the
organization and strengthening access to quality
health care in northern
Michigan.
The purchase caps
a successful long-term
partnership with Trinity
Health in both communities.
“This is a great moment in our organization’s
history, and an important
time for our region as we
collaborate more closely
than ever to bring the
communities we serve
top-quality care as close
to home as possible,” said
Ed Ness, president and
CEO of Munson Healthcare. “We look forward
to working with the staffs
at both Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital
and Munson Healthcare
Grayling Hospital to put
our shared values to work
for our patients.”
Munson Healthcare
and Trinity Health
entered into purchase
negotiations last May; the
deal was finalized Friday.
The hospitals have been
affiliated with Munson
Healthcare for more than
15 years.
The purchase also includes the former Mercy
Manor in Grayling, now
Munson Healthcare
Crawford Continuing
Care Center, and Mercy
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system hospitals.
“We are making these
changes to ensure we
optimize collaboration
and coordination of highquality, low-cost care for
all patients in northern
Michigan,” Ness said.
The seamless provision of quality care was
a priority throughout
the purchase process. A
Transition Task Force, led
by former Mercy Hospital
Cadillac CEO John MacLeod, was established to
ensure community needs
were met, with input
from leaders from the
hospitals in Cadillac and
Grayling, Mercy Home
Care & Hospice Northern
Michigan, Mercy Manor,
Trinity Health, and Munson Healthcare.
“This is a challenging
time for all health care
organizations, but it’s
also an exciting time of
opportunity for Munson Healthcare,” Ness
said. “We appreciate and
value the efforts of each
staff member, physician,
volunteer, and board
member, as well as the
tremendous community
support – all of which has
helped bring us to where
we are today. Together
we are stronger and
more able to ensure our
communities receive the
health care they need.”
Munson Healthcare
now consists of: four
owned hospitals, the two
in Cadillac and Grayling,
Munson Medical Center
in Traverse City, and Paul
Oliver Memorial Hospital
in Frankfort; one managed hospital, Kalkaska
Memorial Health Center
in Kalkaska; and three
affiliated hospitals,
Charlevoix Area Hospital
in Charlevoix, Otsego
Memorial Hospital in
Gaylord, and West Shore
Medical Center in Manistee.
Munson Healthcare
also owns Munson Home
Health, Munson Mobile
Imaging, North Flight
EMS, Munson Dialysis
Services, and has joint
ownership of Great Lakes
Mobile PET, Northern
Michigan Supply Alliance, and the Northwest
Michigan Surgery Center.
to spend millions of dollars to put in rail. A very
minor amount of businesses would benefit.”
Elkins said the purpose
would be to bring in raw
materials for manufacturing and send finished
products out by rail.
Trucking may not be affordable in the future.
Morgan Composting Inc., based in Sears,
supplies its popular Dairy
Doo compost product to
tens of dozens commercial businesses around
the state. Cargill acquired
the potash production
from Mosaic last year in
Hersey.
There is automotive
parts supplier Ventra
Corporation in Evart and
the General Mills Yoplait
plant in Reed City.
Industry reportedly has
recognized the advantage
of moving large volumes
of product by rail.
Although there is no
definite route favored,
there is discussion on
connecting existing rail
from Cadillac, Baldwin or
Clare to Evart.
Rail would not replace
the state park trail but
could be built alongside
it.
Sherman Township
resident Floyd Justus during the public comment
portion said he supported
a feasibility study if it
would also address passenger service. After the
meeting, he said a train
transporting people to
Traverse City for medical
appointments would be
beneficial because they
don’t otherwise have a
way to make the trip.
Wertz Warriors
ride into Leota
By Jennifer Bomorra
Correspondent
The rumble of snowmobiles filled the air at
Trails End Pub in Leota
this morning. Dan Wilhelm, owner of Trails End
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Throughout the year, they
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$3,750.00 dollars in donations for them.
The history of Wertz
Warriors began with Vic
Wertz, a former Detroit
Tiger and Hall of Famer.
He had a dream of starting
an organization to make a
difference in the lives of
people across the state of
Michigan with intellectual
disabilities. Founded in
Mt. Clemens, Michigan in
1981, he did just that with
the help of friends, family
and volunteers. By 1982,
it wasn’t just a dream anymore, it was a reality he had
built. Since then, the Wertz
Warriors ride over 900 miles
a year, over 9.1 million
miles in the 34 years and
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of Michigan. Sadly, Vic
Wertz passed away a couple
years ago,” his memory still
lives on through the riders,
said Ken Mattei”, who is on
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DNR solicits cash to finish trail state park
By Rosemary Horvath
Correspondent
Only one month into the
2015 budget, the Osceola
County Board of Commissioners received a request to
spend $15,000 on helping
improve two sites of the
Fred Meijer White Pine
Trail State Park.
Annamarie Bauer and
Joshua Pellow petitioned the
board at the Feb. 3 meeting.
Bauer is northwest
regional planner in the parks
and recreation division of
Michigan Department of
Natural Resources. Pellow
manages the trail.
Osceola is the first county
to be approached, Bauer
said. She will make similar
requests of two other counties, six municipalities and
10 townships along the trail
route for a total contribution
of $270,000.
This represents seven
percent of the construction cost estimated at $4
million. The local share will
be added to private investment and state and federal
government funding.
Goal is to lay crushed
limestone on nearly 41
miles of undeveloped trail
from the village of LeRoy
to Reed City and from Big
Rapids to Sand Lake.
This would complete
the 93-mile north-south
trail between Cadillac and
Comstock Park that follows
the old Grand Rapids and
Indiana Railroad.
Reed City has adopted
the nickname Crossroads
and capitalized on the fact
the White Pine intersects
with the Pere Marquette
State Trail in the heart of the
downtown area turning it
into a four-season recreational spot.
Construction bids will be
let in April with construction to begin in June.
This request should
have come to the board in
2014, Chairman Larry Emig
informed the pair of the
budget process.
County Coordinator Susan Vander Pol questioned
whether the county had the
authority to contribute to an
organization when the law
requires that a purpose has
to benefit a type of service.
Bauer countered three
counties – Clinton, Ionia,
Shiawassee – had donated
to a Fred Meijer trail from
Ionia to Owosso.
But if not this year, Bauer
proposed a contribution for
next year’s construction
season and the second phase
building two bridges in the
Howard City, Montcalm
County section at a cost of
nearly a million dollars.
Or help pay for the Big
Rapids to Sand Lake portion.
“Why would we want
to do that?” Emig said,
explaining he wouldn’t care
to pay for a trail in another
city. “I’m just looking for
fairness; just looking to be
involved with our county.”
Bauer said a completed
trail would spur more
tourism and make Osceola
County “a bigger part of the
state network.”
The county will investigate the proposal further.
TUSTIN EMS BASE
Emig, Vander Pol, EMS
director Jeremy Beebe and
Architect Bob Van Putten
met with Tustin village
officials for a review of the
building site for the northwest EMS base.
An attorney is reviewing a quit claim deed for
the property that will be
reviewed next by the village
council and then by the
county before construction
gets underway.
Emig said the presentation gave the council an
opportunity to ask questions
and give input. They asked
to have as many local vendors/contractors involved as
possible, he said.
The building site is located between the Community Center/Library and the
Fire Department. Across the
street is the Commission on
Aging building that houses
a meal site and nearby is a
school.
Vander Pol called the mix
“a nice grouping.”
Reached by phone
Wednesday, Village Clerk
Sandi Leach said the council
appreciated “being kept
in the loop. We are on the
same page as everyone else.
We are excited and very
pleased they selected this
site.”
Sherman Township
resident Denise Justus asked
commissioners to clarify
any future plan for the
Tustin COA meal site. She
said rumor is the site will
move. Emig explained only
the kitchen equipment may
move to another site but that
the meal site will remain.
“There is not talk about
shutting the meal site,” he
said.
SHERIFF OFFICE
RENOVATION
Commissioners adopted
a finance plan for building a
small addition and renovating the sheriff’s office. It
starts with taking $50,000
from the 295-sheriff equipment/maintenance fund to
commence the project with
an additional $50,000 from
the 245-capital projects
fund. A loan will be set up
from the 298-pooled tax
fund for the balance of construction. An annual payment of $50,000 from the
295 fund at one percent will
repay the 298 Fund. The
finance plan was proposed
by the undersheriff, county
coordinator and county
treasurer.
EMPLOYEE PAY
CHECKS DIRECT DEPOSIT
All county employees as
of the first payroll in April
2015 will have payroll
checks direct deposited.
Those without a checking account will have to
open up one. County Clerk
Karen Bluhm said nearly
two-thirds of the workforce
has direct deposit already.
In the remaining group
are part-time workers at
off-site departments who
may not get their paychecks
if mailed. “It becomes our
problem when they don’t get
their paychecks on payday,”
Bluhm said, adding she
is aware some people are
reluctant and distrustful over
having a bank account.
NO-SMOKING DISTANCE SET
As of March 1, a distance
of 30 feet from a county
building will be off limits
for smoking by county
employees and visitors.
This covers all forms of
tobacco including “spit” and
e-cigarettes.
LONGEVITY PAY
An employee is asked
to inform the department
head of the anniversary date
and longevity pay is paid
annually on the day after
the anniversary date. The
revision eliminated advance
notice of 60 days. Longevity schedule is after five
years, $190; after 10 years,
$380; after 15 years, $570;
and after 20 years, $760.
The policy explains the
incentive is for faithful and
continued service. All fulltime employees, department
heads and elected officials
are eligible.
MEETINGS
Commissioner Roger
Elkins attended the grand
opening for the MidMichigan Health Park in Harrison.
The facility houses MidMichigan Health physicians and services, Central
Michigan District Health
Department and Michigan
Community Dental Clinics.
Osceola County residents
are included in their service
area.
Commissioner Alan Tiedt
reported on the planning
commission wanting to create a guide for townships to
follow when planning wind
turbine development. Community Coordinator Dan
Massy is helping draft steps
recommended by a Mason
County official who shared
ideas with the commission
on setback and noise restrictions.
Annamarie Bauer and Josh Pellow from Michigan Department of Natural Resources request funding from Osceola
County to finish sections of the Fred Meijer White Pine
Trail State Park.
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Conservation District prepares
for hazmat collection
By Rosemary Horvath
Correspondent
Slightly more than 7,000
pounds of household hazardous waste was collected
October last year in Osceola
County, Charmaine Lucas
reported to county commissioners Tuesday.
Collections are scheduled
the same day in Osceola,
Mecosta and Lake counties.
She said 125 Osceola
households took advantage
of the drop-off.
This year collection is
scheduled Oct. 10 from 9 to
noon at the Road Commission North Facility, 13353
20 Mile Road, Tustin.
Osceola locations switch between north and south road
commission facilities.
Mecosta’s is at the fairgrounds in Big Rapids, 540
West Ave.
Lake’s is at Wenger
Pavilion in downtown
Baldwin.
Lucas is district manager
of the conservation district
for the three counties.
Villages of Marion and
Tustin and townships of
Marion, Middle Branch and
Hartwick are the only areas
not contributing to the cost
of the project.
“This is not at all a free
service,” Lucas said in an
interview.
Osceola County contributes $2500, city of Evart
$1000, Osceola Community
Foundation, $2000, and
smaller amounts come from
businesses and other local
governments.
Lucas said the conservation district fund raises
year round to cover the
cost. Nearly $38,000 was
collected from the three
counties last year of which
$12,270 came from Osceola
County.
Expenses ran slightly
above $22,000 and more
than 23,000 pounds of waste
was collected.
Hazardous waste can be
aerosol cans, light bulbs,
cleaners, degreasers, fertilizers and solvents.
Drug & Laboratory
Disposal of Plainwell is
contracted to collect and
dispose the material.
Lucas is glad to see Jack
Nehmer as the county commissioner. When he was
Marion village president,
he was a force behind the
household hazardous waste
collection. When he left
office that was the end of
Marion’s involvement.
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Viewpoints
Mike’s Musings
Michael Wilcox, Publisher/Editor
Reflecting on Roger,
a great columnist
A couple of weeks
ago I lost a friend and a
contributing writer. Roger
Campbell had written a
spiritual column for dozens
of newspapers I have edited over the last 30 years.
His many themes helped
me and others to gain a better sense of being through
God’s word.
I met Roger when I was
a young man editing and
publishing one of my first
newspapers in Clarkston,
Michigan. The thin, nicely
dressed, graying man in his
late 40’s wanted to write a
devotional column. He was
pastor at the local Waterford Community Church,
and thought he could contribute a weekly piece that
would be read by many.
Always skeptical, I
wondered if the column
would be used to promote
his church. He said no.
I said it couldn’t be too
religious and really had to
be non-denominational. He
heartily agreed. I said send
me a couple of samples
and I will consider running
them- but I’m not going
to pay you I added. He
agreed.
He also added, “Stop
calling me Reverend
Campbell.” I want you and
everyone else to simply
call me “Roger.” I thought
that was really “cool” as
a young person with no
particular affinity to titles
like Rev., or Dr.
Now I’m pitched on a
weekly basis from wouldbe columnists who want
to write about this topic
or that. I never have to tell
them “no.” I simply ask
them to write a couple of
samples. Very few people
follow through. But Roger
had a couple of examples
on my desk the very next
day. And once I read
through them I knew he
was a natural-born writer,
and someone who would
be read by many.
I wasn’t the only newspaper publisher to consider
him talented. Soon Roger’s
column “Reflections on
Faith” was running in a
dozen newspapers, then
50, and I am proud to say,
his byline appears weekly
in over 100 newspapers
across the United States.
Additionally Campbell
has written a dozen books
about staying positive,
weight loss, alcoholism,
marriage and how to make
your church a better place
to worship.
His calling also took
him to the radio waves.
He has a daily radio show
entitled “Higher Ground”
that appears on 7 radio stations, mostly in Michigan,
but some as far away as
Utah. He is also a dynamic
speaker, appearing at hundreds of churches, offering
a simple message to congregations. He asked them
to set aside their internal
Postcard from
the Pines
By Julie Traynor
Not gone or forgotten
This recent measles
I certainly would rather
outbreak stirs up memories have had a vaccination
for a lot of us who were
than those long bouts of
born before 1957, which
illnesses.
dance took months in the
is apparently the year a
As bad as the various
hospital and several years
vaccination against this
types measles were and
of tremendously hard work.
truly miserable childhood
are, the real scourge of that Toward the end of her long
disease became available.
time was Polio; infantile
life, polio put her back in a
divisions and concentrate
Before that, most kids got
paralysis. For a long time
wheelchair. on personal witnessing.
the measles and suffered
it was not known then
It was a tremendous
Now I am not a particu- any consequences which
how exactly it spread or
thing in America when the
larly religious man. But I
came their way. The
what caused it. And no one Salk and Sabin vaccines
for one, always looked
measles spread through
was safe. Polio could find
were developed and we
forward to reading Roger’s schools, and often through anyone; and it did. Folks in could be protected against
column because it always
families, like wildfire.
Marion, Michigan feared
the horrors of Polio. It was
gave me pause to sit back
In the greater scope
polio and got polio. Early
a long haul, but eventually
and ponder or reflect on
of things, what I
in 1952 my Aunt Lola
Polio was declared dead in
how I was conducting my
remember the most about
became a victim. She was
America. Generations of
life. I am forever grateful
Kindergarten in Marion in
well and working at her
children were saved. Today
that God brought us tothe 1950’s is the various
grocery store one week and people do not know Polio.
gether. For Roger it was the illnesses that ‘went
in an iron lung at Munson
No one has to face life with
start of a long successful
around’. Ruth Downing’s
within two. She was not
the iron lung, leg braces,
career, preaching his simKindergarten was a regular expected to survive.
wheelchairs and crutches
ple messages to millions of hotbed of feverish, rashIt was a long and
because of it. people. For me, I had the
filled, itchy childhood
arduous recovery for her
Because everyone pulled
opportunity to become a
diseases each year. When I and the prognosis was not
together and did the right
better person by following was a member of that elite hopeful. They told our
thing by being immunized,
Roger’s messages.
group, the chicken pox
family that she would not
that old scourge, small pox,
That is until God took
appeared first. That kept
leave the iron lung, which
was eliminated. Children
him to heaven a couple
me out and down for more breathed for her. She did.
today do not bear small
of weeks ago. At the age
than a week and left me
They told her she would
pox vaccination scars as
of 84, Roger was laid to
with a couple of scars. One not leave the wheelchair,
their parents and grandparrest. But lo and behold, I
could not return to school
no matter how hard she
ents do. It is a goal to be
am now told his corporate
until all of the pox had
worked at therapy. She
hoped for with all diseases
entity, Roger Campbell
dried up or vanished, no
did. Then they said you’ll
for which there is immuMinisteries, will continue
matter how well you felt.
always use crutches. She
nization. In order for this
his column. Thus you can
It was not long before
eventually hung them up.
to happen, everyone who
expect to see “Reflections
measles paid the school a
They said you’ll always
is able must participate.
on Faith” as a regular con- visit and it was another ten rely on a cane and certainly We do not want to see
tributor to this newspaper.
days plus at home. This
you will never dance again. a return of preventable
And if you are like me, you time it was a darkened
The cane eventually went
childhood diseases, let
will take a few minutes a
room, sunglasses for
into the closet and we saw alone Polio. That disease
week to give thought to
limited television watching her dance. At the time I did makes measles, as serious
what this very thoughtful
and the hourly admonition not understand the tears
as it is, look like a walk in
man wrote.
not to scratch or rub the
of joy shed, even by my
the park. It is proven that
rash, or touch my eyes or
tough dad, as the stereo
the measles vaccine is safe
ears. Measles can damage
played and she danced with and effective. Have your
both sight and hearing.
her brothers in her living
children immunized. It is a
Parents knew it was
room. From iron lung to
no-brainer America. By Roger Campbell Ministries
nothing to mess with, but
an itchy kid only wants
to scratch. It was back to
Kindergarten for a while
and then the red measles,
Immense potential lurks to learn.
or Rubella, came around. I
within each of us waiting
Walt Disney was once
was indeed red from head
to be used for the glory of fired by a newspaper editor
to toe, and back home in
God and the good of othbecause he was thought to
my darkened bedroom, for
ers. Unfortunately, much
be without ideas.
more of the same. It took a
of this vast reservoir of
Caruso was told by one needed. Their dedication,
long time for these diseases
talent and energy remains
music teacher: “You can’t
courage and faith made
unused because of the fear sing. You have no voice
them world changers (Acts to run their course thru the
school.
of failure. Perhaps you’re at all.”
17:6).
The flu made the rounds
one of these reluctant ones.
An editor said Louisa
God seems to enjoy
that year, as it always does,
Opportunity keeps
Mae Alcott, who wrote
using weak but willing
and it came my way too.
knocking but you’re afraid “Little Women,” would
people to do great things
to open the door. Highly
never be able to write
to the amazement of those I still remember how very
talented people make you
anything that would have
who are thought to be bet- horrible I felt, when on a
visit to Dr. Youngman I
feel inferior so you retreat popular appeal.
ter qualified. The followfrom meaningful service
Dwight L. Moody,
ing title of a book I noticed did not care, or even flinch
when he pulled out a foot
to your church and comnow considered one of
in a pastor’s library once
munity. You’d like to get
the most effective evancaught my eye and lingers long needle and syringe
involved but are afraid to
gelists of all time, had but
in my memory: “Why God and gave me a shot of
epic proportions. As much
take the risk. Consider a
a fifth grade education
Uses Nobodies.” Though
Dr Youngman and the county nurse give inoculations to
as I dreaded the needle,
few others who might have and once wept before an
I’ve never read the book,
young students in 1954.
been overcome by the fear audience, saying “God
its challenging title keeps
of failure had they listened forgive a man who cannot encouraging me to atto their critics and surrenproperly speak the English tempt things I might have
dered to their doubts.
language.”
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Einstein couldn’t speak
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Osceola County Sheriff’s Crime Log
The Osceola County
Sheriff’s Office investigated several complaints for
the above week. The following is a brief summery
for some of that activity
which occurred.
On 01-16-2015 deputies investigated 1 vehicle
crash, which occurred
within Sherman Township.
On 01-17-2015 a deputy
preformed a motorist assist
on a vehicle, within Sylvan
Township. Through investigation it was discovered
that said operator was operating their vehicle with
an expired driver’s license.
The operator was issued
a misdemeanor citation
for this offence and was
released from the scene.
On 01-17-2015 deputies investigated 1 vehicle
crash, and 2 vehicle
crashes with injures. Incidents occurred within
Hersey, Leroy and Rose
Lake Townships.
On 01-18-2015 deputies
conducted a traffic stop on
a vehicle, within Sherman
Township, for a speeding
infraction. Through investigation it was discovered
that said operator was
driving their vehicle while
intoxicated. At that time
the operator was arrested
and was transported to
the Osceola County Jail
without incident.
On 01-18-2015 deputies were dispatched to a
Lincoln Township residence on the report of a
911 hang-up complaint.
Upon arrival the scene was
secured, and through investigation, it was discovered that a young child had
dialed 911 on a cell phone,
and no emergency existed.
At that time the deputies educated the child on
when it was appropriate to
dial 911, and cleared the
scene once their assistance
was no longer needed.
On 01-19-2015 a deputy
conducted a traffic stop on
a vehicle, within Marion
Township, for a speeding
infraction. Through investigation it was discovered that the operator was
driving said vehicle while
their driver’s license was
suspended. At that time
the operator was issued
a misdemeanor citation
for this offence, and was
released from the scene.
The vehicle was released
to a licensed driver.
On 01-19-2015 a
deputy was dispatched to
a Marion Township home
on the report of a breaking
and entering complaint,
where a large amount of
change and a pair of boots
were taken. Through
investigation a suspect
was identified, located and
interviewed in regards to
this incident. The suspect
returned the boots to the
victim, and this report
has been forwarded to the
prosecutor’s office for
charges.
On 01-20-2015 deputies investigated 6 vehicle
crashes, which occurred
within Hersey, Leroy and
Lincoln Townships.
On 01-21-2015 deputies
were dispatched to an Evart Township home on the
report of a breaking and
entering complaint. Upon
arrival the scene was secured, and through investigation, the stolen item was
located at a local re-sale
store. The suspect was
then identified, located,
arrested and transported
to the Osceola County Jail
without incident.
On 01-21-2015 deputies conducted a traffic
stop on a vehicle, within
Richmond Township, for
failing to signal at several
intersections. Through
investigations the deputies
located several unregis-
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tered dogs, within said
vehicle. The operator was
issued a citation for this
offence and was released
from the scene.
On 01-22-2015 a
deputy was dispatched to a
Richmond Township home
on the report of a juvenile run-away complaint.
Through investigation the
deputy located the juvenile, and transported them
back to their residence,
where they were turned
over to their parents. This
report has been forwarded
to the prosecutor’s office
and Probate Court for
review.
On 01-23-2015 deputies investigated 2 vehicle
crashes, which occurred
within Orient and Marion
Townships.
On 01-23-2015 a deputy
was dispatched to a Hersey
Township business on the
report of an illegal use of
a credit card complaint.
Through investigation the
suspect was identified;
however turned out to be a
family member to the card
holder. After further investigation it was discovered that the card holder
did not wish to pursue
criminal charges on the
suspect. The deputy then
cleared the scene once his
assistance was no longer
needed.
On 01-24-2015 deputies responded to a Marion
Village home, as they
were attempting to locate
a breaking and entering
suspect. Through investigation the breaking and
entering suspect was not
located; however 3 subjects were located, within
said residence, which had
several valid warrants
issued for their arrest.
At that time the wanted
subjects were arrested and
transported to the Osceola
County Jail without incident.
On 01-24-2015 deputies were dispatched to a
Marion Village home on
the report of a domestic
assault complaint, where
both parties were separated. Upon arrival the scene
was secured, and through
investigation it was
discovered that a possible
assault did occur between
2 subjects involved in a
domestic relationship.
Since both parties were
already separated, the
deputies cleared the scene
once their assistance was
no longer needed. This
report has been forwarded
to the prosecutor’s office
for review.
The Osceola County
Sheriff’s Office would like
to remind citizens to report
any and all suspicious
activity that is observed
within their neighborhoods, and to contact the
sheriff’s office if you have
any information pertaining
to the above complaints.
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Evolution, a bunch of hooey
Dear Editor,
In a recent article in
the Cadillac New’s about
“Giant Gap between what
Public & Scientists think.”
Among the 13 topics the
article states that evolution
is a scientific fact.
Alan Leshner, Chief
executive officer of AAAS
stated “Science is about
facts. Science is not
about values, and that the
public does not know very
much. The article states
that Scientists say evolution is fact. While I was
on a recent trip to Washington DC, I took a group
of teens to see an IMAX
movie about “Our Galaxies.” The movie ended
with “We can count our
lucky stars because that is
where we came from.” A
bunch of brainwashing
“Hooey.” Where is the
scientific evidence to
prove that we evolved
from stars?
How does life
“evolving” adapt to its
environment, get changed
into primordial slime
turning into fish, birds,
monkeys and humans.
Talk about fairy tales. This
is just total nonsense with
nothing to back it up. Only
life can produce life; non
organic cannot become
organic.
No species has ever
morphed/changed into
another species. If there
were transitional fossils,
our museums would have
millions of exhibits. There
has never ever been a
transitional fossil found,
despite the assumption that
there must be countless
‘missing links’.... they are
not missing, because they
were never there in the first
place. Every half ape/half
man has been thoroughly
debunked either as pure
fraud or bad ‘science.’
‹Non-life to life› has
never been proven. If it
were true, then why don›t
we see non-life becoming
living today? And why
don›t we see species morphing into other species? I don’t thank my “lucky
stars” for my life, I thank
God.
Psalms 118:8 – “It is
better to trust in God than
in man.” It also says Psalm
14:1: “The fool says in his
heart there is no God.”
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Sports
Lady Eagles fall in low scoring game, 24-11
By Ben Murphy
Marion redefined the term
low-scoring Friday night, as the
Lady Eagles lost its Highland
Conference girls’ basketball
game to visiting Lake City,
24-11.
“Actually, we played pretty
well,” Marion head coach Brian
Miller said. “As time went on
in the fourth quarter the scored
a couple baskets and we had to
start fouling and that made the
deficit seem more than it was.
The most we ever trailed was
the final score.”
The Lady Torjans crawled to
a 2-0 lead after the first quarter
and carried an 8-4 lead by the
half. Lake City then pulled
ahead 13-5 entering the fourth.
Marion went on its best run
of the game in the final stanza,
closing its gap to 14-11 with
just a couple minutes left, but
Lake City closed the game on a
10-0 run to seal the win.
Kinzie Sikkema gets a shot off over a Lake City defender.
“The girls played hard
and played good defense and
kept their top two scorers way
down,” Miller said. “It’s just
putting the ball in the hoop
that’s been a struggle for us.
Lake City is a good team
though, they’re in fourth place
in the conference so to be right
there in position to win had
we made a couple baskets felt
pretty good.”
Lilly Swiler led Marion with
four points and Brittney Ryan
scored three.
“Anissa Keeler and Kelly
Booms really did a good job on
their leading scorers and Ryan
came off the bench and played
some good minutes too,” Miller
said.
Marion (0-12 overall,
0-7 Highland) hosted Northern Michigan Christian on
Thursday and is at Beal City on
Tuesday.
Photos by Roger Hagerman
Taylor Robinson looks to make a play.
Marion’s Anissa Keeler goes in for a contested two points
during last week’s loss to Lake City.
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Sports
Undefeated McBain spanks undermanned Marion
By Ben Murphy
Dakota England had four
points.
McBain continued to
McBain (10-1 overall,
show its dominance in the
6-0 Highland) enters a key
Highland Conference Tuesleague stretch, as it is at Beal
day night, easily handling
City tonight (Friday) and
visiting Marion 93-14 in
hosts Pine River on Tuesday.
boys’ basketball.
Marion also hosted Man“They’re a good team and ton in a Highland game on
they bring in a lot of depth
Thursday, Jan. 29, suffering a
off the bench,” Marion head 63-18 setback.
coach Kevin Witbeck said.
“We started out well, but
“I’ve brought Jared Deighton we’re still just just more or
up off the junior varsity to
less trying to find ourselves,”
help with guard play. We’re
Witbeck said. “We’re just
looking forward to him getturning the ball over too
ting some quality minutes
much right now. Once we
and it also gives us another
get our ball handling and our
shooter from the outside.”
turnovers under control we’ll
The Ramblers led 35-6
be able to compete a lot betafter the first quarter and
ter with these teams. I think
57-8 at the half.
our next go-around with
McBain was led by Logal everybody we’re going to be
Eling, who hit six threes and more competitive.
finished with 25 points, Cole
Spencer Witbeck led the
Powell had 18 points, Jordan Eagles with six points while
Vanderhoef had 14, Hunter
Andrew Seeley and Johnson
Kiston netted 11, Ty Sterk
netted five points apiece.
put in 10 and Garrett Gugle
Marion hosted Coleman
had seven.
in a non-league game on
Tyler Johnson led the
Wednesday, is at Lake City
Eagles with five points, six
tonight (Friday) and hosts
rebounds and two blocks and Harrison on Tuesday.
Lady Rambler’s cruise
by Beal City, 65-33
By Ben Murphy
Marion’s Rylee Philo goes high for two points.
Photo by Roger Hagerman
Comets fall twice
By Ben Murphy
31-29 at the half and appeared to have the game in
Northern Michigan
control after three, leading
Christian found the road
49-42.
unkind Tuesday night, as
The Trojans, behind Luits’ boys’ basketball team
cas Marion’s 28 point and
fell to host Manton, 71-38. 11 rebound performance
Cody Farr led the Com- came back to steal the win
ets with 16 points, Jordan
from the hosting Comets
Eisenga had six, Kade Elhowever.
lens had six points as well,
NMC was led by
while adding five rebounds, Eisenga with 23 points,
two steals and two blocks. Farr netted 14 and Jonathan
On Friday NMC hosted Dracht had 11 points and
Lake City and despite hold- five rebounds.
ing an early lead, ended
NMC (6-5 overall,
up dropping a close league 2-5 Highland) is at Evart
game, 64-61.
tonight (Friday) and is at
The Comets led 18-13
Traverse City Christian on
after the first quarter and
Monday.
McBain took care of its
first order of business Friday
night, as the Lady Rambler
basketball team topped visiting Beal City, 65-33. The
Ramblers are still a game behind Pine River in the league
race, but can still get at least
a share of the title with a win
over Pine River.
McBain took control
in the first quarter, pulling
ahead to a 24-10 lead after
one. The Ramblers led 39-17
at the half and then led 48-27
after three quarters of play.
Meredith Hamlet had another strong night, collecting
24 points, eight rebounds,
seven assists and seven
steals, Michaela Koopman had 16 points and five
rebounds, Sam VanHouten
had nine points and Shelby
Witt had eight points and six
steals.
McBain (10-4 overall, 7-1
Highland) hosted conference leading Pine River on
Thursday in a key league
matchup and is at Lake City
on Tuesday.
Puzzles on page 6
Marion’s Brednen Sian dribbles the baseline.
Photo by Roger Hagerman
Lady Comets improve to 9-2
to take a 28-13 lead at the
half. The Wildcats briefly
cut the NMC lead to 10
points but the Comets never
let it get back to single
digits.
Brittany Hoekwater led
NMC with 19 points, Melanie Heuker had 14, Rebecca
Dieterman had seven and
Sydney Dick netted six.
NMC (9-2 overall, 5-2
Highland) was at Marion
on Thursday and travels to
league leading Pine River
on Tuesday.
By Ben Murphy
Northern Michigan
Christian saw itself trailing at the end of the first
quarter of Friday’s home
game with Evart. The Lady
Comets didn’t trail after
that however, as they rolled
to a 50-39 Highland Conference win.
The Lady Wildcats led
the game 10-7 after one,
but NMC held Evart to just
three points in the second
and scored 21 of their own
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