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When I was a high school student here in Holland, I had an amazing opportunity to move to Washington, D.C., for a portion of my junior year and work as a page in the U.S. House of Representatives. I witnessed firsthand a number of historic and momentous events.The experience changed my life and certainly impacted my decision to run for public office five years ago.The recent events in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., were truly a disgrace to our nation. The very benches on which I used to sit
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Letter: Time to accept election result, move forward
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When I was a high school student here in Holland, I had an amazing opportunity to move to Washington, D.C., for a portion of my junior year and work as a page in the U.S. House of Representatives. I witnessed firsthand a number of historic and momentous events.
The experience changed my life and certainly impacted my decision to run for public office five years ago.
The recent events in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., were truly a disgrace to our nation. The very benches on which I used to sit on the House floor as a page were used to barricade the doors of the chamber from an angry mob — people fueled by conspiracy theories and misinformation, willfully desecrating our nation’s Capitol.
Those protesters who took part in vandalism, disrupted the democratic process, and jeopardized the lives of our law enforcement should be punished to the full extent of the law. But we, as a nation, must also learn a lesson from this moment.
Truth must drive our actions, not Twitter. Facts must guide our critical decision-making, not Facebook.
Nearly six weeks ago, I penned a letter in which I pointed out that while there are bipartisan opportunities for improving our elections process, the outcome of this election is determined. I’m pleased to see the president finally came to that conclusion as well. By conceding the election to President-Elect Biden, our nation can move forward.
We still have a great deal we can learn from those we disagree with — if we take the time to listen. I hope everyone who reads this will do so. Our nation will be better off if we do.
Jim Lilly
Park Township
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"When I was a high school student here in Holland, I had an amazing opportunity to move to Washington, D.C., for a portion of my junior year and work as a page in the U.S. House of Representatives. I witnessed firsthand a number of historic and momentous events.\nThe experience changed my life and certainly impacted my decision to run for public office five years ago.\nThe recent events in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., were truly a disgrace to our nation. The very benches on which I used to sit on the House floor as a page were used to barricade the doors of the chamber from an angry mob — people fueled by conspiracy theories and misinformation, willfully desecrating our nation’s Capitol.\nThose protesters who took part in vandalism, disrupted the democratic process, and jeopardized the lives of our law enforcement should be punished to the full extent of the law. But we, as a nation, must also learn a lesson from this moment.\nTruth must drive our actions, not Twitter. Facts must guide our critical decision-making, not Facebook.\nNearly six weeks ago, I penned a letter in which I pointed out that while there are bipartisan opportunities for improving our elections process, the outcome of this election is determined. I’m pleased to see the president finally came to that conclusion as well. By conceding the election to President-Elect Biden, our nation can move forward.\nWe still have a great deal we can learn from those we disagree with — if we take the time to listen. I hope everyone who reads this will do so. Our nation will be better off if we do.\nJim Lilly\nPark Township",
"Letter: Time to accept election result, move forward",
"When I was a high school student here in Holland, I had an amazing opportunity to move to Washington, D.C., for a portion of my junior year and work as a page in the U.S. House of Representatives. I witnessed firsthand a number of historic and momentous events.The experience changed my life and certainly impacted my decision to run for public office five years ago.The recent events in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., were truly a disgrace to our nation. The very benches on which I used to sit"
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Dave Granlund cartoon on President Donald Trump.
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Granlund cartoon: Trump’s sewer rats
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Monroe City Councilman John Iacoangeli believes that U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, State Sen. Dale Zorn and State Rep. Joe Bellino helped fuel the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Monroe City Councilman John Iacoangeli believes that U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, State Sen. Dale Zorn and State Rep. Joe Bellino helped fuel the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
In a statement he read at the end of Tuesday’s virtual city council meeting, Iacoangeli criticized the three elected officials for frequently repeating former President Donald Trump’s unfounded claims of widespread election fraud. Tuesday’s work session and meeting were council’s first since the attack in Washington D.C., which left five people dead.
Meeting video:
“We have all seen the events that happened on January 6, and the majority of Americans were horrified at the spectacle of our Capitol under siege by a group of protesters convinced the presidential election had been stolen through fraudulent voting, specifically in battleground states, of which Michigan is one,” Iacoangeli said. “Although there have been no court actions confirming these allegations, or these rumors, they still persist and they have been to a certain extent fueled by our federal and state legislators.
“Tim Walberg, Dale Zorn and Joe Bellino have promoted this misinformation many times in The Monroe News. They have promoted this information, as well as allegations and actual fallacies of what happened during the last election. The constant barrage of widespread voter fraud allegations advanced by our elected officials helped fuel the fire of insurrection that culminated at the Capitol on January 6.
“I’m imploring these gentlemen to stop this messaging,” Iacoangeli continued. “I’m asking them to respect the sanctity of our right to vote. I’m asking them to uphold their constitutional oath of office, to protect and defend the constitution and to stop these remarks regarding voter fraud and voting irregularities. I’m asking them to do what they were elected to do: Serve their constituents, improve our state’s quality of life, represent all voters - not just Republican voters - and above all, I’m asking them to stop this ridiculous and now dangerous discourse on stolen elections and get back to work for the good of their districts.”
Iacoangeli said he was initially conflicted about reading his statement, adding that it was ultimately the celebration of MLK Day that moved him to speak.
“(On Monday) during the many news briefings and documentaries on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of his sayings at one of his speeches rang out clearly to me,” Iacoangeli said. “He said: ’Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.’ What happened on January 6, and what our representatives have done and our state senator has done regarding this misinformation needs to be called out, and they need to be asked to stop.
“It’s time for unity, and you can only have unity when people start talking with each other and quit with the misinformation.”
While no other council members mentioned any elected officials by name, Mayor Robert Clark echoed Iacoangeli’s call to recognize the validity of the November election.
“I think of our community, and how well and how professional and how accurate our election was held here,” Clark said. “Logically, I don’t understand why it can’t be recognized collectively...”
Clark added that he is most disappointed when he reads of elected officials complaining about disagreements with their peers across the aisle.
“What I find discouraging is when there is a dislike or a comment to be made, the first thing is let’s talk about what you don’t get along about,” the mayor said. “What I’d like to see is let’s start saying ’Here’s how we can get to a resolution.’ I was disappointed to read how (some elected officials say) ’we don’t like this,’ how ’we’ aren’t getting included in this.’ Step in and take action.
“You just can’t do it from the sidelines.”
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"Monroe City Councilman John Iacoangeli believes that U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, State Sen. Dale Zorn and State Rep. Joe Bellino helped fuel the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.\nMonroe City Councilman John Iacoangeli believes that U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, State Sen. Dale Zorn and State Rep. Joe Bellino helped fuel the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.\nIn a statement he read at the end of Tuesday’s virtual city council meeting, Iacoangeli criticized the three elected officials for frequently repeating former President Donald Trump’s unfounded claims of widespread election fraud. Tuesday’s work session and meeting were council’s first since the attack in Washington D.C., which left five people dead.\nMeeting video:\n“We have all seen the events that happened on January 6, and the majority of Americans were horrified at the spectacle of our Capitol under siege by a group of protesters convinced the presidential election had been stolen through fraudulent voting, specifically in battleground states, of which Michigan is one,” Iacoangeli said. “Although there have been no court actions confirming these allegations, or these rumors, they still persist and they have been to a certain extent fueled by our federal and state legislators.\n“Tim Walberg, Dale Zorn and Joe Bellino have promoted this misinformation many times in The Monroe News. They have promoted this information, as well as allegations and actual fallacies of what happened during the last election. The constant barrage of widespread voter fraud allegations advanced by our elected officials helped fuel the fire of insurrection that culminated at the Capitol on January 6.\n“I’m imploring these gentlemen to stop this messaging,” Iacoangeli continued. “I’m asking them to respect the sanctity of our right to vote. I’m asking them to uphold their constitutional oath of office, to protect and defend the constitution and to stop these remarks regarding voter fraud and voting irregularities. I’m asking them to do what they were elected to do: Serve their constituents, improve our state’s quality of life, represent all voters - not just Republican voters - and above all, I’m asking them to stop this ridiculous and now dangerous discourse on stolen elections and get back to work for the good of their districts.”\nIacoangeli said he was initially conflicted about reading his statement, adding that it was ultimately the celebration of MLK Day that moved him to speak.\n“(On Monday) during the many news briefings and documentaries on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of his sayings at one of his speeches rang out clearly to me,” Iacoangeli said. “He said: ’Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.’ What happened on January 6, and what our representatives have done and our state senator has done regarding this misinformation needs to be called out, and they need to be asked to stop.\n“It’s time for unity, and you can only have unity when people start talking with each other and quit with the misinformation.”\nWhile no other council members mentioned any elected officials by name, Mayor Robert Clark echoed Iacoangeli’s call to recognize the validity of the November election.\n“I think of our community, and how well and how professional and how accurate our election was held here,” Clark said. “Logically, I don’t understand why it can’t be recognized collectively...”\nClark added that he is most disappointed when he reads of elected officials complaining about disagreements with their peers across the aisle.\n“What I find discouraging is when there is a dislike or a comment to be made, the first thing is let’s talk about what you don’t get along about,” the mayor said. “What I’d like to see is let’s start saying ’Here’s how we can get to a resolution.’ I was disappointed to read how (some elected officials say) ’we don’t like this,’ how ’we’ aren’t getting included in this.’ Step in and take action.\n“You just can’t do it from the sidelines.”",
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WEST OLIVE — The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt new rules for 2021 during a Monday board meeting.The rules, which were passed by a 9-2 vote, outline how commissioners should carry themselves as representatives for Ottawa County.Commissioners Doug Zylstra, who represents parts of the city of Holland, and Kyle Terpstra, who represents parts of Georgetown Township, were the dissenting votes. A motion from Zylstra to table voting on the new rules until a study session
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WEST OLIVE — The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt new rules for 2021 during a Monday board meeting.
The rules, which were passed by a 9-2 vote, outline how commissioners should carry themselves as representatives for Ottawa County.
Commissioners Doug Zylstra, who represents parts of the city of Holland, and Kyle Terpstra, who represents parts of Georgetown Township, were the dissenting votes. A motion from Zylstra to table voting on the new rules until a study session with the whole board took place failed to pass.
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Under the new rules, commissioners "have a responsibility to act faithfully to advance the county’s corporate, legal and financial interests, whether related to bargaining, real estate purchase, litigation or potential litigation, or in any other matter."
The rules also include provisions on:
Preserving confidentiality of privileged informationReporting instances of potential legal non-complianceReceiving information that another commissioner may be breaching rulesRestricting, removing or recommending censure for a commissioner who is found to have breached the rules
The new additions to the rules were drafted by Ottawa County Corporate Legal Counsel Doug Van Essen, Board Chair Roger Bergman, newly named Vice Chair Matthew Fenske and former Board Chair Greg DeJong.
Both Terpstra and Zylstra took issue with the wording of some of the new rules. Terpstra pointed out the rules’ inclusion of the county’s corporate interests, which he said could clash with the interests of the county’s residents.
"For example, if the county's corporate (interests) would like to raise the taxes, that is in the best interest of the county, not necessarily the taxpayers or the public good," Terpstra said. "So if I were to debate or not be agreeing on raising taxes, I would be breaking board rules?"
I am concerned that the proposed 2021 Board rules constrain our efforts to best represent our constituents. I will be asking for a tabling measure today so that we can have a set of rules that will truly maximize our abilities to serve County residents.https://t.co/Ym5phopQBK pic.twitter.com/71Zb8oUF5I
— Commissioner Zylstra (@OCCommZylstra) January 4, 2021
Van Essen said, as elected officials, commissioners have the responsibility to protect Ottawa County’s financial interests.
"(Y)ou have a responsibility to the corporation, the fiduciary duty to make sure the financial interests of the corporation (Ottawa County) are your utmost concern," Van Essen said. "And that doesn't mean that you raise taxes as high as they possibly could be in order to provide all the services a county could possibly provide ... you have a fiduciary duty to the corporation, and its tax dollars, its general fund."
Zylstra also took issue with the rules being drafted by select commissioners instead of the whole board.
Fenske, who represents parts of Spring Lake, Coopersville and several other townships in northern Ottawa County, said the board rules are in place partly to protect commissioners in terms of liability.
"I look at these rules as being protective measures for us as commissioners to be able to know what our boundaries are, what we can do what we can't do," Fenske said.
"... I think a lot of those are protective measures. And maybe we can discuss that a little bit later. But I think (the rules) protect us, as commissioners, so we stay on our ropes and we stay on track accordingly."
— Contact reporter Arpan Lobo at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @arpanlobo.
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"WEST OLIVE — The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt new rules for 2021 during a Monday board meeting.\nThe rules, which were passed by a 9-2 vote, outline how commissioners should carry themselves as representatives for Ottawa County.\nCommissioners Doug Zylstra, who represents parts of the city of Holland, and Kyle Terpstra, who represents parts of Georgetown Township, were the dissenting votes. A motion from Zylstra to table voting on the new rules until a study session with the whole board took place failed to pass.\nframeborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\nUnder the new rules, commissioners \"have a responsibility to act faithfully to advance the county’s corporate, legal and financial interests, whether related to bargaining, real estate purchase, litigation or potential litigation, or in any other matter.\"\nThe rules also include provisions on:\nPreserving confidentiality of privileged informationReporting instances of potential legal non-complianceReceiving information that another commissioner may be breaching rulesRestricting, removing or recommending censure for a commissioner who is found to have breached the rules\nThe new additions to the rules were drafted by Ottawa County Corporate Legal Counsel Doug Van Essen, Board Chair Roger Bergman, newly named Vice Chair Matthew Fenske and former Board Chair Greg DeJong.\nBoth Terpstra and Zylstra took issue with the wording of some of the new rules. Terpstra pointed out the rules’ inclusion of the county’s corporate interests, which he said could clash with the interests of the county’s residents.\n\"For example, if the county's corporate (interests) would like to raise the taxes, that is in the best interest of the county, not necessarily the taxpayers or the public good,\" Terpstra said. \"So if I were to debate or not be agreeing on raising taxes, I would be breaking board rules?\"\nI am concerned that the proposed 2021 Board rules constrain our efforts to best represent our constituents. I will be asking for a tabling measure today so that we can have a set of rules that will truly maximize our abilities to serve County residents.https://t.co/Ym5phopQBK pic.twitter.com/71Zb8oUF5I\n— Commissioner Zylstra (@OCCommZylstra) January 4, 2021\nVan Essen said, as elected officials, commissioners have the responsibility to protect Ottawa County’s financial interests.\n\"(Y)ou have a responsibility to the corporation, the fiduciary duty to make sure the financial interests of the corporation (Ottawa County) are your utmost concern,\" Van Essen said. \"And that doesn't mean that you raise taxes as high as they possibly could be in order to provide all the services a county could possibly provide ... you have a fiduciary duty to the corporation, and its tax dollars, its general fund.\"\nZylstra also took issue with the rules being drafted by select commissioners instead of the whole board.\nFenske, who represents parts of Spring Lake, Coopersville and several other townships in northern Ottawa County, said the board rules are in place partly to protect commissioners in terms of liability.\n\"I look at these rules as being protective measures for us as commissioners to be able to know what our boundaries are, what we can do what we can't do,\" Fenske said.\n\"... I think a lot of those are protective measures. And maybe we can discuss that a little bit later. But I think (the rules) protect us, as commissioners, so we stay on our ropes and we stay on track accordingly.\"\n— Contact reporter Arpan Lobo at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @arpanlobo.",
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"WEST OLIVE — The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt new rules for 2021 during a Monday board meeting.The rules, which were passed by a 9-2 vote, outline how commissioners should carry themselves as representatives for Ottawa County.Commissioners Doug Zylstra, who represents parts of the city of Holland, and Kyle Terpstra, who represents parts of Georgetown Township, were the dissenting votes. A motion from Zylstra to table voting on the new rules until a study session"
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Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****I’m not sure when I first noticed it. It could be when my 11-year-old daughter hung Christmas lights and flashing LED around her room, making her room look part holiday, part seizure-inducing disco. It may have been when I started finding empty chip bags or cookie containers thrown carelessly under her bed - she knows she’s not allowed snacks in her room. It may have been when my daughter carefully hung a Bob Ross poster
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Columns share an author’s personal perspective.
*****
I’m not sure when I first noticed it.
It could be when my 11-year-old daughter hung Christmas lights and flashing LED around her room, making her room look part holiday, part seizure-inducing disco. It may have been when I started finding empty chip bags or cookie containers thrown carelessly under her bed - she knows she’s not allowed snacks in her room. It may have been when my daughter carefully hung a Bob Ross poster over her bed, a poster that says “No mistakes. Only happy accidents.”
Or it could have been the pile of dirty laundry stuffed in the corner of her room, or the fact that she sneaked my makeup, piece by piece, into her own bathroom drawer.
But last week, as I went to find my oldest child in her room, it hit me like a gut punch, as I saw she had made a label with her dad’s label maker and stuck it on her door. “KNOCK BEFORE ENTERING.”
Ouch. It was then I realized - I am the mother of a middle-schooler. My once giddy, curly-haired little girl has somehow morphed in the last year into a lanky, still giddy, but also sometimes moody pre-teen. Bows and monogrammed dresses of her younger years have evolved into hoodie sweatshirts and skinny jeans. Her social world, especially during the pandemic, has turned to messaging with friends from school on an app or playing on a virtual reality headset.
Our daughter, the one who used to sneak in my room at dawn on the weekends, put her round face up to mine while I was sleeping and say “Mommy … Mommy … I’m awake, Mommy …” is now the last person in the house to wake up, often not before 10 a.m. when she doesn’t have school.
Suddenly, I find myself lost as what is next.
I know how to parent babies, pre-schoolers and elementary-age kids. We’ve gone through those stages before. But this, the land of messy rooms and walls covered with posters, of an almost-teenage girl who dresses how she wants and has her own views, her own passions, her own dreams that are inching closer into grasp - I feel lost as to how to raise a teenager.
I’ll admit, my own teenage years are a bit fuzzy. I was a “goody two shoe,” someone who was terrified to get in trouble or do anything wrong, and for the most part stayed to myself. In sixth grade, I loved to draw and paint. I spent my spare time writing stories. It was at that age that I first decided I wanted to be a writer. I loved to ride bikes and spent the summer swimming with friends at our neighborhood pool. I was shy, introverted, and seemingly somewhere in the no-man’s-land between childhood and the teenage years.
But when I see my daughter now, I don’t see the awkward, painfully quiet girl that I was at that age. I see a determined, headstrong girl who knows what she wants, what she likes, and doesn’t listen to much else. In a way, the teenage years terrify me. But at the same time, I’m quietly rejoicing, because I’m catching a glimmer of the strong woman that she will become.
I also get glimpses of the little girl, too. Last week, as rioters stormed the Capitol in Washington D.C., I sat on the couch, stunned. As I stayed glued to the TV, fearful for our country and our future, my daughter sat next to me, childlike, curled up next to one of our dogs. I could tell she was as worried as I was. But I reached out for her hand, and she reached out for mine, and squeezed.
No, I don’t know how to mother a teenager, but I have a feeling we’ll figure it out, my daughter and I, together.
Lydia Seabol Avant writes The Mom Stop for The Tuscaloosa News in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Reach her at [email protected].
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"Columns share an author’s personal perspective.\n*****\nI’m not sure when I first noticed it.\nIt could be when my 11-year-old daughter hung Christmas lights and flashing LED around her room, making her room look part holiday, part seizure-inducing disco. It may have been when I started finding empty chip bags or cookie containers thrown carelessly under her bed - she knows she’s not allowed snacks in her room. It may have been when my daughter carefully hung a Bob Ross poster over her bed, a poster that says “No mistakes. Only happy accidents.”\nOr it could have been the pile of dirty laundry stuffed in the corner of her room, or the fact that she sneaked my makeup, piece by piece, into her own bathroom drawer.\nBut last week, as I went to find my oldest child in her room, it hit me like a gut punch, as I saw she had made a label with her dad’s label maker and stuck it on her door. “KNOCK BEFORE ENTERING.”\nOuch. It was then I realized - I am the mother of a middle-schooler. My once giddy, curly-haired little girl has somehow morphed in the last year into a lanky, still giddy, but also sometimes moody pre-teen. Bows and monogrammed dresses of her younger years have evolved into hoodie sweatshirts and skinny jeans. Her social world, especially during the pandemic, has turned to messaging with friends from school on an app or playing on a virtual reality headset.\nOur daughter, the one who used to sneak in my room at dawn on the weekends, put her round face up to mine while I was sleeping and say “Mommy … Mommy … I’m awake, Mommy …” is now the last person in the house to wake up, often not before 10 a.m. when she doesn’t have school.\nSuddenly, I find myself lost as what is next.\nI know how to parent babies, pre-schoolers and elementary-age kids. We’ve gone through those stages before. But this, the land of messy rooms and walls covered with posters, of an almost-teenage girl who dresses how she wants and has her own views, her own passions, her own dreams that are inching closer into grasp - I feel lost as to how to raise a teenager.\nI’ll admit, my own teenage years are a bit fuzzy. I was a “goody two shoe,” someone who was terrified to get in trouble or do anything wrong, and for the most part stayed to myself. In sixth grade, I loved to draw and paint. I spent my spare time writing stories. It was at that age that I first decided I wanted to be a writer. I loved to ride bikes and spent the summer swimming with friends at our neighborhood pool. I was shy, introverted, and seemingly somewhere in the no-man’s-land between childhood and the teenage years.\nBut when I see my daughter now, I don’t see the awkward, painfully quiet girl that I was at that age. I see a determined, headstrong girl who knows what she wants, what she likes, and doesn’t listen to much else. In a way, the teenage years terrify me. But at the same time, I’m quietly rejoicing, because I’m catching a glimmer of the strong woman that she will become.\nI also get glimpses of the little girl, too. Last week, as rioters stormed the Capitol in Washington D.C., I sat on the couch, stunned. As I stayed glued to the TV, fearful for our country and our future, my daughter sat next to me, childlike, curled up next to one of our dogs. I could tell she was as worried as I was. But I reached out for her hand, and she reached out for mine, and squeezed.\nNo, I don’t know how to mother a teenager, but I have a feeling we’ll figure it out, my daughter and I, together.\nLydia Seabol Avant writes The Mom Stop for The Tuscaloosa News in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Reach her at [email protected].",
"The Mom Stop column: So how do you raise a teenager?",
"Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****I’m not sure when I first noticed it. It could be when my 11-year-old daughter hung Christmas lights and flashing LED around her room, making her room look part holiday, part seizure-inducing disco. It may have been when I started finding empty chip bags or cookie containers thrown carelessly under her bed - she knows she’s not allowed snacks in her room. It may have been when my daughter carefully hung a Bob Ross poster"
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Total ice accumulation in the Monroe County area will be up to a tenth of an inch as a result of the freezing rain.
AS OF 10:05 A.M.
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
948 AM EST Fri Jan 1 2021
Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe-
Including the cities of Detroit, Adrian, and Monroe
948 AM EST Fri Jan 1 2021
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulation up to a tenth of an inch.
* WHERE...Wayne, Lenawee and Monroe Counties.
* WHEN...From noon Friday to midnight EST Friday night.
* IMPACTS...Paved surfaces will be icy, including untreated roads. The hazardous conditions will impact afternoon and evening travel.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A brief period of snow and sleet is possible as precipitation overspreads the area this afternoon.
The precipitation then quickly transitions to freezing rain.
Temperatures will slowly climb above freezing this evening as the freezing rain transitions to rain overnight.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
***
EARLIER REPORT:
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for later today in Monroe County, and much of southern lower Michigan. Freezing rain is expected as part of the wintry mix, the National Weather Service reports.
A Small Craft Advisory is also in effect for the Michigan waters of Lake Erie.
After this burst of winter weather, the next round of snow is in the forecast for Saturday night into Sunday morning, with about an inch expected for southeast Michigan.
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
332 AM EST Fri Jan 1 2021
Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe-
Including the cities of Detroit, Adrian, and Monroe
332 AM EST Fri Jan 1 2021
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulation up to a tenth of an inch.
* WHERE...Wayne, Lenawee and Monroe Counties.
* WHEN...From noon Friday to midnight EST Friday night.
* IMPACTS...Paved surfaces will be icy, including untreated roads. The hazardous conditions will impact afternoon and evening travel.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A brief period of snow and sleet is possible as precipitation overspreads the area Friday afternoon. The precipitation then quickly transitions to freezing rain. Temperatures will slowly climb above freezing Friday evening as the freezing rain transitions to rain overnight.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
***
For the latest forecasts, go to National Weather Service-Detroit
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"Total ice accumulation in the Monroe County area will be up to a tenth of an inch as a result of the freezing rain.\nAS OF 10:05 A.M.\nWinter Weather Advisory\nURGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE\nNational Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI\n948 AM EST Fri Jan 1 2021\nWayne-Lenawee-Monroe-\nIncluding the cities of Detroit, Adrian, and Monroe\n948 AM EST Fri Jan 1 2021\n...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...\n* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulation up to a tenth of an inch.\n* WHERE...Wayne, Lenawee and Monroe Counties.\n* WHEN...From noon Friday to midnight EST Friday night.\n* IMPACTS...Paved surfaces will be icy, including untreated roads. The hazardous conditions will impact afternoon and evening travel.\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A brief period of snow and sleet is possible as precipitation overspreads the area this afternoon.\nThe precipitation then quickly transitions to freezing rain.\nTemperatures will slowly climb above freezing this evening as the freezing rain transitions to rain overnight.\nPRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...\nSlow down and use caution while traveling.\n***\nEARLIER REPORT:\nA Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for later today in Monroe County, and much of southern lower Michigan. Freezing rain is expected as part of the wintry mix, the National Weather Service reports.\nA Small Craft Advisory is also in effect for the Michigan waters of Lake Erie.\nAfter this burst of winter weather, the next round of snow is in the forecast for Saturday night into Sunday morning, with about an inch expected for southeast Michigan.\nWinter Weather Advisory\nURGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE\nNational Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI\n332 AM EST Fri Jan 1 2021\nWayne-Lenawee-Monroe-\nIncluding the cities of Detroit, Adrian, and Monroe\n332 AM EST Fri Jan 1 2021\n...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...\n* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulation up to a tenth of an inch.\n* WHERE...Wayne, Lenawee and Monroe Counties.\n* WHEN...From noon Friday to midnight EST Friday night.\n* IMPACTS...Paved surfaces will be icy, including untreated roads. The hazardous conditions will impact afternoon and evening travel.\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A brief period of snow and sleet is possible as precipitation overspreads the area Friday afternoon. The precipitation then quickly transitions to freezing rain. Temperatures will slowly climb above freezing Friday evening as the freezing rain transitions to rain overnight.\nPRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...\nSlow down and use caution while traveling.\n***\nFor the latest forecasts, go to National Weather Service-Detroit",
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I have one question to ask of those who continue to challenge the results of the 2020 General Election: If there were widespread voter fraud and irregularities taking place, how is it Republicans did so well?Republicans gained nine seats in the U.S. House. Republicans flipped the governorship of Montana, bringing their total to 27 governors. Republicans also did well in other down-ballot state contests. And the Republicans should have held their majority in the Senate.The fact that Democrats
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I have one question to ask of those who continue to challenge the results of the 2020 General Election: If there were widespread voter fraud and irregularities taking place, how is it Republicans did so well?
Republicans gained nine seats in the U.S. House. Republicans flipped the governorship of Montana, bringing their total to 27 governors. Republicans also did well in other down-ballot state contests. And the Republicans should have held their majority in the Senate.
The fact that Democrats now control the Senate can be laid directly on the president. The combination of openly berating the Republican governor and secretary of state of Georgia and his misinformation about Georgia’s voting process helped to tip the results to the Democrats, who picked up both Georgia Senate seats.
My opinion is a lot of Republican and independent voters split their ticket in 2020. They voted for Joe Biden or another third-party candidate for president but remained solidly Republican in the down ballot races. This explains the winning results down ballot that the Republican party experienced. It is evident that Joe Biden had no coattails in this election.
The Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department determined there were no widespread efforts to tamper with the election. Ninety-plus judges, some of them Trump appointees, have rejected at least one post-election lawsuit. In Georgia, an audit, which was comprised of a full manual tally of all votes cast, was performed. After a request by President Trump, a full hand recount was also performed. Both confirmed the machine count. Does this look like there was widespread fraud?
The results speak for themselves. Let’s admit Joe Biden won and will rightfully take the oath of office Jan. 20.
David Krieger
Holland
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"I have one question to ask of those who continue to challenge the results of the 2020 General Election: If there were widespread voter fraud and irregularities taking place, how is it Republicans did so well?\nRepublicans gained nine seats in the U.S. House. Republicans flipped the governorship of Montana, bringing their total to 27 governors. Republicans also did well in other down-ballot state contests. And the Republicans should have held their majority in the Senate.\nThe fact that Democrats now control the Senate can be laid directly on the president. The combination of openly berating the Republican governor and secretary of state of Georgia and his misinformation about Georgia’s voting process helped to tip the results to the Democrats, who picked up both Georgia Senate seats.\nMy opinion is a lot of Republican and independent voters split their ticket in 2020. They voted for Joe Biden or another third-party candidate for president but remained solidly Republican in the down ballot races. This explains the winning results down ballot that the Republican party experienced. It is evident that Joe Biden had no coattails in this election.\nThe Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department determined there were no widespread efforts to tamper with the election. Ninety-plus judges, some of them Trump appointees, have rejected at least one post-election lawsuit. In Georgia, an audit, which was comprised of a full manual tally of all votes cast, was performed. After a request by President Trump, a full hand recount was also performed. Both confirmed the machine count. Does this look like there was widespread fraud?\nThe results speak for themselves. Let’s admit Joe Biden won and will rightfully take the oath of office Jan. 20.\nDavid Krieger\nHolland",
"Letter: Why the continued challenges to election results?",
"I have one question to ask of those who continue to challenge the results of the 2020 General Election: If there were widespread voter fraud and irregularities taking place, how is it Republicans did so well?Republicans gained nine seats in the U.S. House. Republicans flipped the governorship of Montana, bringing their total to 27 governors. Republicans also did well in other down-ballot state contests. And the Republicans should have held their majority in the Senate.The fact that Democrats"
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LANSING — While statewide restrictions continue to impact West Michigan, the unemployment rate in Ionia County has remained largely the same.The newest regional rates, released Tuesday, Dec. 29, by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, show an increase of just 0.1 percent between October (3.5 percent) and November (3.6 percent).The county remained well below the statewide unemployment rate of 6.3 percent and tied with Allegan, Barry and Grand Traverse counties,
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LANSING — While statewide restrictions continue to impact West Michigan, the unemployment rate in Ionia County has remained largely the same.
The newest regional rates, released Tuesday, Dec. 29, by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, show an increase of just 0.1 percent between October (3.5 percent) and November (3.6 percent).
The county remained well below the statewide unemployment rate of 6.3 percent and tied with Allegan, Barry and Grand Traverse counties, placing 11th in the state.
Clinton County ranked first in the state at 3.2 percent, up from 3.1 percent in October. Kent County ranked 18th in the state at 3.9 percent, maintaining its former rate but rising significantly in placement when compared to other counties.
"The regional unemployment rate reductions in November were often due to fewer persons active in the labor market," said Wayne Rourke, associate director of the Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives.
"Payroll jobs generally rose in November in retail trade and declined in leisure and hospitality across Michigan metro areas."
More than 17,000 Michigan residents filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending Dec. 19, a drop from the previous seven days but still a troubling sign heading into what is expected to be a tough winter for businesses.
New claims declined to 17,430, down from 19,465 the week prior, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Last year at this time, there were about 11,000 new jobless claims filed.
Nationally, unemployment claims dropped to 803,000 during the same week, down from 892,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis.
While still higher than they would be in other years, jobless claims in Michigan are back down to the consistent level of between 15,000-20,000 new weekly claims seen throughout most of the late summer and fall.
Claims nearly doubled the week a new set of restrictions went into place in November, temporarily closing movie theaters, casinos, bowling alleys and indoor dining at restaurants.
New jobless claims have steadily dropped since then, but they're still elevated. That's likely because of some typical volatility that occurs with unemployment claims around the holidays, but also because some businesses have permanently closed heading into what appears will be a tough winter, especially for small businesses.
Fortunately, help is on the way after a $900 billion stimulus package was signed by President Donald Trump on Sunday, Dec. 27.
The bill includes an extension to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, along with extra benefits available through Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation and an expansion of the Paycheck Protection Program.
— Detroit Free Press reporter Adrienne Roberts contributed to this report.
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"LANSING — While statewide restrictions continue to impact West Michigan, the unemployment rate in Ionia County has remained largely the same.\nThe newest regional rates, released Tuesday, Dec. 29, by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, show an increase of just 0.1 percent between October (3.5 percent) and November (3.6 percent).\nThe county remained well below the statewide unemployment rate of 6.3 percent and tied with Allegan, Barry and Grand Traverse counties, placing 11th in the state.\nClinton County ranked first in the state at 3.2 percent, up from 3.1 percent in October. Kent County ranked 18th in the state at 3.9 percent, maintaining its former rate but rising significantly in placement when compared to other counties.\n\"The regional unemployment rate reductions in November were often due to fewer persons active in the labor market,\" said Wayne Rourke, associate director of the Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives.\n\"Payroll jobs generally rose in November in retail trade and declined in leisure and hospitality across Michigan metro areas.\"\nMore than 17,000 Michigan residents filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending Dec. 19, a drop from the previous seven days but still a troubling sign heading into what is expected to be a tough winter for businesses.\nNew claims declined to 17,430, down from 19,465 the week prior, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Last year at this time, there were about 11,000 new jobless claims filed.\nNationally, unemployment claims dropped to 803,000 during the same week, down from 892,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis.\nWhile still higher than they would be in other years, jobless claims in Michigan are back down to the consistent level of between 15,000-20,000 new weekly claims seen throughout most of the late summer and fall.\nClaims nearly doubled the week a new set of restrictions went into place in November, temporarily closing movie theaters, casinos, bowling alleys and indoor dining at restaurants.\nNew jobless claims have steadily dropped since then, but they're still elevated. That's likely because of some typical volatility that occurs with unemployment claims around the holidays, but also because some businesses have permanently closed heading into what appears will be a tough winter, especially for small businesses.\nFortunately, help is on the way after a $900 billion stimulus package was signed by President Donald Trump on Sunday, Dec. 27.\nThe bill includes an extension to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, along with extra benefits available through Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation and an expansion of the Paycheck Protection Program.\n— Detroit Free Press reporter Adrienne Roberts contributed to this report.",
"Report: Local unemployment rate rises slightly in November",
"LANSING — While statewide restrictions continue to impact West Michigan, the unemployment rate in Ionia County has remained largely the same.The newest regional rates, released Tuesday, Dec. 29, by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, show an increase of just 0.1 percent between October (3.5 percent) and November (3.6 percent).The county remained well below the statewide unemployment rate of 6.3 percent and tied with Allegan, Barry and Grand Traverse counties,"
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Michigan ranks among the worst in the nation for getting coronavirus vaccines into the arms of health care workers, first responders and others who fall into the top priority for immunizations, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Only six other states — Arizona, Kansas, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia — have vaccinated fewer people per capita, CDC data released Monday show.While Michigan officials argue they are doing what they can to
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Michigan ranks among the worst in the nation for getting coronavirus vaccines into the arms of health care workers, first responders and others who fall into the top priority for immunizations, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Only six other states — Arizona, Kansas, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia — have vaccinated fewer people per capita, CDC data released Monday show.
While Michigan officials argue they are doing what they can to encourage a more rapid administration of vaccinations, the state is facing a problem: Some front-line workers are declining to be vaccinated.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other state leaders have agreed to be publicly vaccinated. Although Whitmer has not received her first dose yet, the idea is many residents will feel more comfortable getting vaccinated if they see her and other leaders receiving the vaccine.
It remains to be seen if state guidelines, regulations or plans will spur more people to agree to the injections.
Michigan has received 379,325 doses of Pfizer's and Moderna's coronavirus vaccines, but only one-third of those vaccine doses have been administered, according to state health department data.
That means two-thirds — more than 250,000 doses — remain in freezers, thus far unused in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic that has killed 12,678 Michiganders and infected more than half a million.
State health officials told The Detroit Free Press Tuesday that every state is grappling with difficulties in the roll-out of these vaccines, but did not pinpoint specifically why Michigan has fared worse than others.
"Launching mass vaccinations over the December holiday season created delays with some individuals intentionally delaying vaccines for themselves until after the holidays and clinics not being operational due to the holidays," said Bob Wheaton, a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
"Although it was appropriate to start vaccinations as soon as the vaccine was available, it has caused roll out to be slower."
Other obstacles have been in distribution, said Bobby Leddy, deputy press secretary for Whitmer.
"The federal government has fallen far short of their goal to vaccinate 20 million Americans by the end of 2020," Leddy said.
"When we have the appropriate amount of vaccines, we will be able to quickly expand vaccine administration to additional phases of the general public as we look to reach our goal of at least 70% of the state's adult population — 5.4 million people — within a year."
But hitting that target could take longer.
At the current pace of 42,796 immunizations a week, just 2.25 million Michiganders — about half the goal — will be vaccinated by the start of 2022.
To speed up the process, the state health officials say they are working with hospitals and local health departments, offering to help with operational challenges and boosting staffing.
Any organization in Michigan that receives COVID-19 vaccines — whether it's a hospital, local health department or pharmacy — has been told it must "aim to administer 90% of it within seven days of receipt," Wheaton said.
"We have also clarified the broad categories of health care workers that should be getting vaccinated, as well as the expectation that hospitals support vaccination of phase 1A workers that may not be their own employees. We will continue to evaluate our overall strategy to increase vaccination numbers in Michigan," Wheaton said.
Still, if a first responder or health care worker doesn't show up for a vaccine appointment or more doses of the vaccine are thawed than initially intended, some have been given to people who don't fall into the phase 1A top priority group, he said.
"We would prefer the vaccine be used instead of wasting it, even if that means someone in another priority group receives the vaccine," Wheaton said, adding that the state health department is not collecting data on how often that has happened.
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"Michigan ranks among the worst in the nation for getting coronavirus vaccines into the arms of health care workers, first responders and others who fall into the top priority for immunizations, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\nOnly six other states — Arizona, Kansas, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia — have vaccinated fewer people per capita, CDC data released Monday show.\nWhile Michigan officials argue they are doing what they can to encourage a more rapid administration of vaccinations, the state is facing a problem: Some front-line workers are declining to be vaccinated.\nGov. Gretchen Whitmer and other state leaders have agreed to be publicly vaccinated. Although Whitmer has not received her first dose yet, the idea is many residents will feel more comfortable getting vaccinated if they see her and other leaders receiving the vaccine.\nIt remains to be seen if state guidelines, regulations or plans will spur more people to agree to the injections.\nMichigan has received 379,325 doses of Pfizer's and Moderna's coronavirus vaccines, but only one-third of those vaccine doses have been administered, according to state health department data.\nThat means two-thirds — more than 250,000 doses — remain in freezers, thus far unused in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic that has killed 12,678 Michiganders and infected more than half a million.\nState health officials told The Detroit Free Press Tuesday that every state is grappling with difficulties in the roll-out of these vaccines, but did not pinpoint specifically why Michigan has fared worse than others.\n\"Launching mass vaccinations over the December holiday season created delays with some individuals intentionally delaying vaccines for themselves until after the holidays and clinics not being operational due to the holidays,\" said Bob Wheaton, a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.\n\"Although it was appropriate to start vaccinations as soon as the vaccine was available, it has caused roll out to be slower.\"\nOther obstacles have been in distribution, said Bobby Leddy, deputy press secretary for Whitmer.\n\"The federal government has fallen far short of their goal to vaccinate 20 million Americans by the end of 2020,\" Leddy said.\n\"When we have the appropriate amount of vaccines, we will be able to quickly expand vaccine administration to additional phases of the general public as we look to reach our goal of at least 70% of the state's adult population — 5.4 million people — within a year.\"\nBut hitting that target could take longer.\nAt the current pace of 42,796 immunizations a week, just 2.25 million Michiganders — about half the goal — will be vaccinated by the start of 2022.\nTo speed up the process, the state health officials say they are working with hospitals and local health departments, offering to help with operational challenges and boosting staffing.\nAny organization in Michigan that receives COVID-19 vaccines — whether it's a hospital, local health department or pharmacy — has been told it must \"aim to administer 90% of it within seven days of receipt,\" Wheaton said.\n\"We have also clarified the broad categories of health care workers that should be getting vaccinated, as well as the expectation that hospitals support vaccination of phase 1A workers that may not be their own employees. We will continue to evaluate our overall strategy to increase vaccination numbers in Michigan,\" Wheaton said.\nStill, if a first responder or health care worker doesn't show up for a vaccine appointment or more doses of the vaccine are thawed than initially intended, some have been given to people who don't fall into the phase 1A top priority group, he said.\n\"We would prefer the vaccine be used instead of wasting it, even if that means someone in another priority group receives the vaccine,\" Wheaton said, adding that the state health department is not collecting data on how often that has happened.",
"Michigan ranks 7th worst in nation in administering COVID-19 vaccines",
"Michigan ranks among the worst in the nation for getting coronavirus vaccines into the arms of health care workers, first responders and others who fall into the top priority for immunizations, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Only six other states — Arizona, Kansas, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia — have vaccinated fewer people per capita, CDC data released Monday show.While Michigan officials argue they are doing what they can to"
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HILLSDALE — A Jonesville man accused in a crime spree between July and August 2020 is tentatively scheduled for re-arraignment in the 1st Judicial Circuit Court at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 25 to possibly enter into a plea bargain agreement.Sonny Wayne Mansell Sr., 60, has been out on bond through a bail bonds company awaiting further hearings after a competency examination was conducted.Mansell is charged with two counts of second-degree retail fraud, breaking and entering a building with the
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HILLSDALE — A Jonesville man accused in a crime spree between July and August 2020 is tentatively scheduled for re-arraignment in the 1st Judicial Circuit Court at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 25 to possibly enter into a plea bargain agreement.
Sonny Wayne Mansell Sr., 60, has been out on bond through a bail bonds company awaiting further hearings after a competency examination was conducted.
Mansell is charged with two counts of second-degree retail fraud, breaking and entering a building with the intent to commit larceny, unlawfully driving away an automobile, larceny from a motor vehicle and carrying a concealed weapon.
His alleged crime spree began days after he was discharged from parole on July 23, 2020 by the Michigan Department of Corrections after completing a sentence imposed in 2016 for possession of heroin as a second offense.
Mansell pleaded guilty to the crime in August 2016 in a plea bargain with the Hillsdale County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office who agreed to dismiss more serious accusations of delivery of a controlled substance that contributed to an overdose death.
Just days after being discharged from parole, Mansell is accused of stealing a pair of shoes from Wal-Mart in Jonesville on July 27, 2020.
The next day, Mansell was back at it again at Wal-Mart where he is alleged to have stolen a fishing pole.
The Jonesville City Police Department charged Mansell with two counts of second-degree retail fraud for those crimes.
Then, on Aug. 12, 2020, Mansell is accused of breaking into a business in Jonesville where three nail guns and a "string of lights" were stolen, according to a complaint filed with 2B District Court.
Two days later, on Aug. 14, 2020, Mansell is accused of stealing a car from another Jonesville business.
He has also been charged with carrying a concealed weapon for possessing a fixed blade tactical knife.
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"HILLSDALE — A Jonesville man accused in a crime spree between July and August 2020 is tentatively scheduled for re-arraignment in the 1st Judicial Circuit Court at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 25 to possibly enter into a plea bargain agreement.Sonny Wayne Mansell Sr., 60, has been out on bond through a bail bonds company awaiting further hearings after a competency examination was conducted.Mansell is charged with two counts of second-degree retail fraud, breaking and entering a building with the"
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LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday unveiled a $5.6 billion plan to combat and recover from the coronavirus pandemic, proposing the use of billions in federal relief and $575 million in surplus state funds.The request will go to Michigan's Republican-led Legislature on Wednesday, less than a month after Congress and President Trump enacted additional COVID-19 aid that will flow through states and fund priorities such as vaccine distribution, testing, tracing, higher food assistance
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LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday unveiled a $5.6 billion plan to combat and recover from the coronavirus pandemic, proposing the use of billions in federal relief and $575 million in surplus state funds.
The request will go to Michigan's Republican-led Legislature on Wednesday, less than a month after Congress and President Trump enacted additional COVID-19 aid that will flow through states and fund priorities such as vaccine distribution, testing, tracing, higher food assistance benefits and new rental assistance.
A major facet of the Democratic governor's proposal would allocate $300 million in state dollars — nearly $2 billion when federal funding is counted — to help K-12 schools offer the option of in-person instruction by March 1 and to address pandemic-related learning loss. Districts with higher numbers of disadvantaged students or those with disabilities would receive more money.
Whitmer also proposed $225 million for three new economic-development programs, including additional grants to restaurants that cannot allow indoor dining under a state order.
The plan is focused on protecting public health, getting students back on track and jumpstarting the economy, she said about a month after signing a supplemental budget bill that helped small businesses.
"We can take strong bipartisan action again on behalf of Michiganders everywhere," Whitmer said from Washington, D.C., where she planned to attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday.
The governor again called for permanently extending unemployment benefits to 26 weeks, from 20, after her decision to veto a deposit into the unemployment trust fund last month nixed a temporary continuation. Whitmer, for the first time, also urged lawmakers to renew "Good Jobs for Michigan" tax incentives, which expired in 2019 and were used to attract large-scale business expansions.
A bill that would have reauthorized the program died last session but was supported by the Michigan Economic Development Corp.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, a Clarklake Republican, said it was good to see the governor "finally come around" to policies previously advanced by the GOP — like providing funding to waive penalties and interest for businesses that could not pay their summer property taxes on time.
"Senate Republicans will take a look at what the governor has proposed and see where we can make improvements," he said.
Whitmer also proposed $5 million in funding for security upgrades related to the new ban on openly carried guns in the Capitol.
VACCINES
The governor said she hopes $90 million in federal vaccine funding will bring Michigan closer to its goal of 50,000 shots in arms per day. About 29,000 doses a day were administered last week.
Distributor McKesson notified the state that nearly 12,000 Moderna doses that were shipped Sunday were spoiled after getting too cold. Replacement doses were sent Monday and Tuesday.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said the city received 6,000 vaccine doses this week, short of the 9,000 to 10,000 it had expected. Detroit has opened free vaccinations at the downtown TCF Center for people 70 and older, and people 65 and older who drive them to the center.
"The day the Biden Administration tells us we can count on 10,000 (vaccines) a week we are going to bring the age down to 65," he said.
TESTING
The state health department encouraged universities and colleges to require weekly virus testing of all undergrads who live on or near campus and who participate in associated social activities. If that is not feasible, they should mandate testing for students on a regular but random basis, according to the guidance.
Many colleges and universities voluntarily waited to resume in-person classes until this week, two months after Whitmer prohibited face-to-face instruction to help curb a spike in cases.
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Associated Press writer Corey Williams in West Bloomfield contributed to this report.
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At least three of Michigan's Republican members of Congress seem prepared to support objections to the Electoral College vote from several states — including Michigan's apparently — being awarded to President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday.Others may join them in the attempt, though it's almost certain to fail to keep the vote from being finalized for Biden, who will be inaugurated on Jan. 20.Even so, early Monday, one of Michigan's two new members of Congress, U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain,
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At least three of Michigan's Republican members of Congress seem prepared to support objections to the Electoral College vote from several states — including Michigan's apparently — being awarded to President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday.
Others may join them in the attempt, though it's almost certain to fail to keep the vote from being finalized for Biden, who will be inaugurated on Jan. 20.
Even so, early Monday, one of Michigan's two new members of Congress, U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Bruce Township, said she was prepared to support an objection to the state's Electoral College vote being awarded to Biden, who beat President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election in the state by more than 154,000 votes.
Then, on Monday afternoon, two others — U.S. Reps. Jack Bergman of Watersmeet and Tim Walberg of Tipton — said in a joint statement they would object to the Electoral College count in "disputed states" as well, citing unsubstantiated claims of election fraud and so-called "irregularities" that have been broadly dismissed as not credible.
While they weren't specific, it appeared Bergman and Walberg would object to Michigan awarding its 16 electors to Biden, along with those from a list of states which that Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, saying "Americans deserve to know only legal votes are counted and reports regarding irregularities, fraud and failure to follow election laws are thoroughly investigated."
They called, as have some Republican senators, for an "emergency audit" of election results before the Jan. 20 inauguration, though the date for counting Electoral College votes is set by law.
Meanwhile, any effort to deny the votes for Biden is doomed because even if it were approved in the Senate — where Republicans hope to remain in control after Tuesday's two runoff elections in Georgia — it won't be approved by the Democratic majority in the U.S. House.
Both chambers must approve objections to the Electoral College count for votes to be denied the winner.
McClain, a political newcomer elected Nov. 3 to replace U.S. Rep. Paul Mitchell, R-Dryden, said she's ready to "vote accordingly" if what she learns during Wednesday's count of the nation's Electoral College vote "further confirms the concerns voiced to me by folks in the 10th District."
The 10th District includes northern Macomb County and Michigan's Thumb and is a deeply conservative district.
McClain suggested that election officials in some states "and even some courts" made decisions based on "political bias and drifted from the rule of law," though she wasn't any more specific about the claim." But there have been no substantiated legal claims that have shown widespread corruption or voter fraud in Michigan or elsewhere.
It's also notable that those members of Congress, including McClain, who appear ready to support an objection to finalizing Biden's victory also won in that same Nov. 3 balloting, a point that Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, brought up on Sunday.
He argued that legislators from the states in question shouldn't be seated if there were such widespread problems. His questions forced a nearly unanimous vote that all members should be seated.
Meanwhile, a number of Republicans, including Roy, have joined with Democrats in saying the decision of the electors awarded on the basis of the popular vote in the states is final and that Biden is the president-elect.
That includes a group of U.S. senators including Mitt Romney of Utah — who was born in Michigan and is the son of a former governor and was the Republican nominee for president in 2012 — and former House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, who called the effort "anti-democratic and anti-conservative."
Another Michigan Republican, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, also has denounced the effort to overturn the results of the election. On Monday, he put out a statement reiterating that stance and saying he won't support objections to the Electoral College count.
"Voters — not judges or politicians — must decide elections," he said. "These objections would establish a new precedent allowing the Congress to supersede the will of the people. There have been no cases of fraud discovered that would overturn President-elect Biden’s 154,000 vote victory in Michigan."
Where courts have looked into the claims raised by Trump, they have been thrown out as not credible, including by Republican judges. And where hand tallies have been done of the results, such as in Georgia — a state with a Republican governor and secretary of state who both supported Trump — Biden was still shown to be the winner.
In Michigan, the Board of State Canvassers voted in late November to certify the victory for Biden; the state's 16 electors cast their votes for Biden as the winner of the popular vote in the Nov. 3 election on Dec. 14.
Wednesday's count by Congress is generally a foregone conclusion, though there is a legal process for objecting to the seating of electors in cases of controversy or where the outcome of an election is doubt.
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"At least three of Michigan's Republican members of Congress seem prepared to support objections to the Electoral College vote from several states — including Michigan's apparently — being awarded to President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday.\nOthers may join them in the attempt, though it's almost certain to fail to keep the vote from being finalized for Biden, who will be inaugurated on Jan. 20.\nEven so, early Monday, one of Michigan's two new members of Congress, U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Bruce Township, said she was prepared to support an objection to the state's Electoral College vote being awarded to Biden, who beat President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election in the state by more than 154,000 votes.\nThen, on Monday afternoon, two others — U.S. Reps. Jack Bergman of Watersmeet and Tim Walberg of Tipton — said in a joint statement they would object to the Electoral College count in \"disputed states\" as well, citing unsubstantiated claims of election fraud and so-called \"irregularities\" that have been broadly dismissed as not credible.\nWhile they weren't specific, it appeared Bergman and Walberg would object to Michigan awarding its 16 electors to Biden, along with those from a list of states which that Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, saying \"Americans deserve to know only legal votes are counted and reports regarding irregularities, fraud and failure to follow election laws are thoroughly investigated.\"\nThey called, as have some Republican senators, for an \"emergency audit\" of election results before the Jan. 20 inauguration, though the date for counting Electoral College votes is set by law.\nMeanwhile, any effort to deny the votes for Biden is doomed because even if it were approved in the Senate — where Republicans hope to remain in control after Tuesday's two runoff elections in Georgia — it won't be approved by the Democratic majority in the U.S. House.\nBoth chambers must approve objections to the Electoral College count for votes to be denied the winner.\nMcClain, a political newcomer elected Nov. 3 to replace U.S. Rep. Paul Mitchell, R-Dryden, said she's ready to \"vote accordingly\" if what she learns during Wednesday's count of the nation's Electoral College vote \"further confirms the concerns voiced to me by folks in the 10th District.\"\nThe 10th District includes northern Macomb County and Michigan's Thumb and is a deeply conservative district.\nMcClain suggested that election officials in some states \"and even some courts\" made decisions based on \"political bias and drifted from the rule of law,\" though she wasn't any more specific about the claim.\" But there have been no substantiated legal claims that have shown widespread corruption or voter fraud in Michigan or elsewhere.\nIt's also notable that those members of Congress, including McClain, who appear ready to support an objection to finalizing Biden's victory also won in that same Nov. 3 balloting, a point that Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, brought up on Sunday.\nHe argued that legislators from the states in question shouldn't be seated if there were such widespread problems. His questions forced a nearly unanimous vote that all members should be seated.\nMeanwhile, a number of Republicans, including Roy, have joined with Democrats in saying the decision of the electors awarded on the basis of the popular vote in the states is final and that Biden is the president-elect.\nThat includes a group of U.S. senators including Mitt Romney of Utah — who was born in Michigan and is the son of a former governor and was the Republican nominee for president in 2012 — and former House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, who called the effort \"anti-democratic and anti-conservative.\"\nAnother Michigan Republican, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, also has denounced the effort to overturn the results of the election. On Monday, he put out a statement reiterating that stance and saying he won't support objections to the Electoral College count.\n\"Voters — not judges or politicians — must decide elections,\" he said. \"These objections would establish a new precedent allowing the Congress to supersede the will of the people. There have been no cases of fraud discovered that would overturn President-elect Biden’s 154,000 vote victory in Michigan.\"\nWhere courts have looked into the claims raised by Trump, they have been thrown out as not credible, including by Republican judges. And where hand tallies have been done of the results, such as in Georgia — a state with a Republican governor and secretary of state who both supported Trump — Biden was still shown to be the winner.\nIn Michigan, the Board of State Canvassers voted in late November to certify the victory for Biden; the state's 16 electors cast their votes for Biden as the winner of the popular vote in the Nov. 3 election on Dec. 14.\nWednesday's count by Congress is generally a foregone conclusion, though there is a legal process for objecting to the seating of electors in cases of controversy or where the outcome of an election is doubt.",
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"At least three of Michigan's Republican members of Congress seem prepared to support objections to the Electoral College vote from several states — including Michigan's apparently — being awarded to President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday.Others may join them in the attempt, though it's almost certain to fail to keep the vote from being finalized for Biden, who will be inaugurated on Jan. 20.Even so, early Monday, one of Michigan's two new members of Congress, U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain,"
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Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****Picture this: I’m sitting on the floor with the albums “Thriller,” “Purple Rain,” “Like A Virgin,” “Synchronicity,” “Footloose,” “Private Dancer,” “Can’t Slow Down” and so many others. It’s like it was yesterday.That’s because it was yesterday.I never dreamed I’d re-live those kinds of moments again. But I
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*****
Picture this: I’m sitting on the floor with the albums “Thriller,” “Purple Rain,” “Like A Virgin,” “Synchronicity,” “Footloose,” “Private Dancer,” “Can’t Slow Down” and so many others. It’s like it was yesterday.
That’s because it was yesterday.
I never dreamed I’d re-live those kinds of moments again. But I did and I’m loving it. Music has been a huge part of my life and that will never change.
Can you imagine how thrilling it was for me to venture into the stores over Christmas and see what I was seeing? Thank goodness for having to adorn masks, because I’m sure the look on my face was ... interesting. I was like a kid in a candy store.
I used to love going to department stores to check their music offerings. It’s been a sad realization to see the music section dwindling over the past few years in the wake of digital music and streaming services. Don’t get me wrong, the ease and quickness to play music is wonderful. But it’s not the same experience.
Now when I go into the stores, it’s like seeing my old friends: Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, The Police, Tina Turner, Lionel Richie and all my favorites - back on vinyl! Who knew? If I had known, I would have kept some of those albums from years ago.
What’s equally cool is a few artists from today are seeing their likeness on a full album cover, such as Adele, Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift, next to the all-time greats.
With all this emotion and reflection, I decided to treat myself and get back into my love for albums on vinyl. I needed a place in my house to do this, so I thought about it and, Boom! There it was. I converted a built-in glass cabinet in my basement to a record nook. It’s perfect. My basement already is entertainment-themed with memorabilia, classic ’80s movie posters and everything else pop culture-related you can imagine, not to mention a huge music collection. I purchased an awesome, vintage-looking record-player with bluetooth capability. It can play CDs and tapes, too.
The pandemic brought a lot of change, most of it unfavorable. However, some good came from it. People and families connected more and better than before. People took an appreciation for their home and surroundings.
Music gained greater importance, as it was a great way to pass the time and find enjoyment. Physical sales of vinyl record albums saw its biggest increase since the early 1990s, when CDs took over. According to Billboard, vinyl had its best sales week ever during the week of Christmas, with 1.842 millions albums sold in the U.S. For the first time in 34 years, record albums outsold CDs in 2020. It certainly was a different kind of year.
I helped contribute to those figures. I purchased about 20 vinyl LPs for my collection. Most of those I first had obtained when I was a kid, first on vinyl, then cassette, then CD.
I was on a mission to get albums that I consider a must. I hit a few stores hoping to find them and it was like the skies opened to the sound of a choir: I had found Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and Prince’s “Purple Rain.” Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!
I want to get only the best albums or my all-time favorites on vinyl. I can enjoy them in their entirety, surface noise and all! It’s beautiful.
My friends know me well, too. I love their comments about how my basement is so “me,” One friend surprised me with an authentic copy of Tina Turner’s “Break Every Rule.” He came across it at a resale shop and thought of me. I love it! When the pandemic is over, you’re going to find me at all the music shows.
David T. Farr is a Sturgis, Michigan, Journal correspondent. Email him at [email protected].
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"Columns share an author’s personal perspective.\n*****\nPicture this: I’m sitting on the floor with the albums “Thriller,” “Purple Rain,” “Like A Virgin,” “Synchronicity,” “Footloose,” “Private Dancer,” “Can’t Slow Down” and so many others. It’s like it was yesterday.\nThat’s because it was yesterday.\nI never dreamed I’d re-live those kinds of moments again. But I did and I’m loving it. Music has been a huge part of my life and that will never change.\nCan you imagine how thrilling it was for me to venture into the stores over Christmas and see what I was seeing? Thank goodness for having to adorn masks, because I’m sure the look on my face was ... interesting. I was like a kid in a candy store.\nI used to love going to department stores to check their music offerings. It’s been a sad realization to see the music section dwindling over the past few years in the wake of digital music and streaming services. Don’t get me wrong, the ease and quickness to play music is wonderful. But it’s not the same experience.\nNow when I go into the stores, it’s like seeing my old friends: Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, The Police, Tina Turner, Lionel Richie and all my favorites - back on vinyl! Who knew? If I had known, I would have kept some of those albums from years ago.\nWhat’s equally cool is a few artists from today are seeing their likeness on a full album cover, such as Adele, Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift, next to the all-time greats.\nWith all this emotion and reflection, I decided to treat myself and get back into my love for albums on vinyl. I needed a place in my house to do this, so I thought about it and, Boom! There it was. I converted a built-in glass cabinet in my basement to a record nook. It’s perfect. My basement already is entertainment-themed with memorabilia, classic ’80s movie posters and everything else pop culture-related you can imagine, not to mention a huge music collection. I purchased an awesome, vintage-looking record-player with bluetooth capability. It can play CDs and tapes, too.\nThe pandemic brought a lot of change, most of it unfavorable. However, some good came from it. People and families connected more and better than before. People took an appreciation for their home and surroundings.\nMusic gained greater importance, as it was a great way to pass the time and find enjoyment. Physical sales of vinyl record albums saw its biggest increase since the early 1990s, when CDs took over. According to Billboard, vinyl had its best sales week ever during the week of Christmas, with 1.842 millions albums sold in the U.S. For the first time in 34 years, record albums outsold CDs in 2020. It certainly was a different kind of year.\nI helped contribute to those figures. I purchased about 20 vinyl LPs for my collection. Most of those I first had obtained when I was a kid, first on vinyl, then cassette, then CD.\nI was on a mission to get albums that I consider a must. I hit a few stores hoping to find them and it was like the skies opened to the sound of a choir: I had found Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and Prince’s “Purple Rain.” Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!\nI want to get only the best albums or my all-time favorites on vinyl. I can enjoy them in their entirety, surface noise and all! It’s beautiful.\nMy friends know me well, too. I love their comments about how my basement is so “me,” One friend surprised me with an authentic copy of Tina Turner’s “Break Every Rule.” He came across it at a resale shop and thought of me. I love it! When the pandemic is over, you’re going to find me at all the music shows.\nDavid T. Farr is a Sturgis, Michigan, Journal correspondent. Email him at [email protected].",
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"Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****Picture this: I’m sitting on the floor with the albums “Thriller,” “Purple Rain,” “Like A Virgin,” “Synchronicity,” “Footloose,” “Private Dancer,” “Can’t Slow Down” and so many others. It’s like it was yesterday.That’s because it was yesterday.I never dreamed I’d re-live those kinds of moments again. But I"
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ADRIAN — More than 900 people received a COVID-19 vaccine Monday at the Lenawee County Fair & Event Grounds.
The clinic marked the first of its kind for county residents. The Lenawee County Health Department, Michigan National Guard and volunteers helped vaccinate more than 100 people per hour.
Adrian Public School Superintendent Bob Behnke was one of 975 who received a vaccine Monday.
"It was a super easy process," he said.
Behnke said there was little wait. By the time he had filled out a screening form, which asked if he had COVID-19 before, any allergic reactions and other vaccines received, it was his turn.
He then received the vaccine, "just like any other flu vaccine. In the upper arm, no pain or reaction."
The superintendent said he did not have any noticeable reaction on Tuesday.
After receiving the vaccine, people waited in a room for 15 minutes. They were then scheduled for their second dose of the vaccine. Behnke was scheduled for Feb. 8.
Michigan is in Phase 1B for vaccinations. This includes those 75 years and older who were not included in the initial vaccine phase, school and childcare staff, corrections staff and other essential frontline workers.
Long-term care facility staff and residents are being vaccinated through a federal partnership with CVS and Walgreens pharmacies.
The Adrian superintendent said he knows of at least 25 APS employees who attended the clinic.
To date, about 4,362 Lenawee County residents have been vaccinated. The first doses were given to health care workers and first responders.
Behnke said the health department had a few vaccines left after the clinic due to people not showing up for their appointment. To avoid them going to waste, the health department reached out to people who were eligible for the vaccine.
Behnke said he made a few calls to help out.
"I feel good that the vaccines didn't go to waste," he said.
Thousands of other residents have registered but are awaiting an appointment due to a lack of available vaccines, according to a news release.
"The demand for the vaccine is high in Lenawee County," said Lenawee County Health Officer Martha Hall in a statement. "We are working as fast as we can to distribute the vaccine as it becomes available from the State of Michigan. Unfortunately, our requests have only been partially filled and we continue to wait on allocation from the state to be able to schedule more appointments for our residents."
It's estimated about 30,000 people in Lenawee are eligible for the first dose of the vaccine.
Hall said Monday was a "great first step in ramping up vaccine distribution."
"Residents can expect to see those numbers increase in the coming weeks and months, but please continue to be patient because it’s all based on the vaccine doses made available to us. The best way to ensure you can schedule an appointment when more doses become available is to register on our website."
To register for the vaccine, go to https://tinyurl.com/ycegy7x6.
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"`Super easy process’ as hundreds are vaccinated\nADRIAN — More than 900 people received a COVID-19 vaccine Monday at the Lenawee County Fair & Event Grounds.\nThe clinic marked the first of its kind for county residents. The Lenawee County Health Department, Michigan National Guard and volunteers helped vaccinate more than 100 people per hour.\nAdrian Public School Superintendent Bob Behnke was one of 975 who received a vaccine Monday.\n\"It was a super easy process,\" he said.\nBehnke said there was little wait. By the time he had filled out a screening form, which asked if he had COVID-19 before, any allergic reactions and other vaccines received, it was his turn.\nHe then received the vaccine, \"just like any other flu vaccine. In the upper arm, no pain or reaction.\"\nThe superintendent said he did not have any noticeable reaction on Tuesday.\nAfter receiving the vaccine, people waited in a room for 15 minutes. They were then scheduled for their second dose of the vaccine. Behnke was scheduled for Feb. 8.\nMichigan is in Phase 1B for vaccinations. This includes those 75 years and older who were not included in the initial vaccine phase, school and childcare staff, corrections staff and other essential frontline workers.\nLong-term care facility staff and residents are being vaccinated through a federal partnership with CVS and Walgreens pharmacies.\nThe Adrian superintendent said he knows of at least 25 APS employees who attended the clinic.\nTo date, about 4,362 Lenawee County residents have been vaccinated. The first doses were given to health care workers and first responders.\nBehnke said the health department had a few vaccines left after the clinic due to people not showing up for their appointment. To avoid them going to waste, the health department reached out to people who were eligible for the vaccine.\nBehnke said he made a few calls to help out.\n\"I feel good that the vaccines didn't go to waste,\" he said.\nThousands of other residents have registered but are awaiting an appointment due to a lack of available vaccines, according to a news release.\n\"The demand for the vaccine is high in Lenawee County,\" said Lenawee County Health Officer Martha Hall in a statement. \"We are working as fast as we can to distribute the vaccine as it becomes available from the State of Michigan. Unfortunately, our requests have only been partially filled and we continue to wait on allocation from the state to be able to schedule more appointments for our residents.\"\nIt's estimated about 30,000 people in Lenawee are eligible for the first dose of the vaccine.\nHall said Monday was a \"great first step in ramping up vaccine distribution.\"\n\"Residents can expect to see those numbers increase in the coming weeks and months, but please continue to be patient because it’s all based on the vaccine doses made available to us. The best way to ensure you can schedule an appointment when more doses become available is to register on our website.\"\nTo register for the vaccine, go to https://tinyurl.com/ycegy7x6.",
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Dave Granlund cartoon on President Donald Trump’s future.
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Gonzaga and Baylor remained atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, while fourth-ranked Texas has climbed to its highest perch in nearly a decade.Mark Few’s Bulldogs earned 63 of 64 first-place votes in Monday’s latest Top 25, while Scott Drew’s Bears earned the other vote. Gonzaga and Baylor have been 1-2 at the top in all seven polls so far this season.Villanova climbed one spot to No. 3, followed by the Longhorns, who jumped four spots after handing
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Gonzaga and Baylor remained atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, while fourth-ranked Texas has climbed to its highest perch in nearly a decade.
Mark Few’s Bulldogs earned 63 of 64 first-place votes in Monday’s latest Top 25, while Scott Drew’s Bears earned the other vote. Gonzaga and Baylor have been 1-2 at the top in all seven polls so far this season.
Villanova climbed one spot to No. 3, followed by the Longhorns, who jumped four spots after handing Kansas a lopsided weekend home loss. That marked the program’s highest ranking under sixth-year coach Shaka Smart and its first top-5 ranking since February 2011.
Iowa, Kansas, Creighton, Wisconsin, Tennessee and Michigan rounded out the top 10, with the Wolverines climbing six spots for the biggest jump of the week. No. 11 Houston and No. 14 West Virginia slid out from that top tier from last week.
No. 19 Clemson was back in the poll for the second time this season, while the other new addition was St. Louis. The Billikens, tied with Michigan State at No. 23, made their first AP Top 25 appearance since the 2013-14 season.
Northwestern and Ohio State fell out of the poll.
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JONESVILLE — The city of Jonesville’s elected council met Wednesday to address regular business items on a rather light agenda.The council voted in favor of appointing Mary Ellen Sattler to fill a vacancy on the Downtown Development Authority board through November 2024.The council also voted to establish a meeting calendar for the Board of Review, which will meet in March, July and December.City Manager Jeff Gray anticipates the March organization meeting and March appeal meeting
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JONESVILLE — The city of Jonesville’s elected council met Wednesday to address regular business items on a rather light agenda.
The council voted in favor of appointing Mary Ellen Sattler to fill a vacancy on the Downtown Development Authority board through November 2024.
The council also voted to establish a meeting calendar for the Board of Review, which will meet in March, July and December.
City Manager Jeff Gray anticipates the March organization meeting and March appeal meeting will be held via zoom. If later meetings are held in person, they will be held at the Jonesville Fire Department where social distancing can be accommodated.
The council also took action to affirm an income and asset guideline which will be used in the consideration of property tax exemption requests during 2021.
Guidelines were first established in 2018 when the council passed a resolution establishing them for the Board of Review to evaluate requests for exemption from the payment of property taxes based on household income. The guidelines establish that income and asset guidelines will follow federal standards.
Finally, Gray announced that through two donations from Consumer’s Energy and a third from a private donor, the DDA was able to fund a gift card and gift certificate program that invested $21,200 in participating businesses in the downtown area in mid-December 2020.
"At least one card or certificate was purchased from each participating business and buyers generally spread their purchases to multiple businesses," Gray said.
The Jonesville City Council will meet again at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17.
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"JONESVILLE — The city of Jonesville’s elected council met Wednesday to address regular business items on a rather light agenda.The council voted in favor of appointing Mary Ellen Sattler to fill a vacancy on the Downtown Development Authority board through November 2024.The council also voted to establish a meeting calendar for the Board of Review, which will meet in March, July and December.City Manager Jeff Gray anticipates the March organization meeting and March appeal meeting"
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On January 1 the minimum wage in many U.S. states and cities increased. As reported in the New York Times "in 27 of these places the pay floor will reach or exceed $15 an hour."These pay increases are intended to help low-income people, who obviously could use the help. It is hard to imagine how anyone could live on the current $7.25 federal minimum. But intent is one thing and actual consequences may be quite different. According to standard microeconomics, when labor's price increases the
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On January 1 the minimum wage in many U.S. states and cities increased. As reported in the New York Times "in 27 of these places the pay floor will reach or exceed $15 an hour."
These pay increases are intended to help low-income people, who obviously could use the help. It is hard to imagine how anyone could live on the current $7.25 federal minimum. But intent is one thing and actual consequences may be quite different. According to standard microeconomics, when labor's price increases the amount employers will buy decreases.
Experts at the Congressional Budget Office recently estimated that increasing the minimum wage to $15 would lift 1.3 million people out of poverty and increase paychecks for 27 million--an excellent result! But they also predicted that the increase would render 1.3 million people jobless, with young people, part-time workers, and those with no education beyond high school disproportionately hurt.
How do we calculate the net benefit of such legislation?
Oddly enough, though, dramatic increases in the minimum wage offer a golden opportunity to lawyers. It invites them to bring class action lawsuits that , while increasing their own incomes, will also help those poor people who otherwise would be getting the short end of the stick.
The lawsuits would be based on the Fifth Amendment's Eminent Domain clause, which says that that "private property" may not "be taken for public use, without just compensation."
Poor people generally have little property in the narrower sense of the term: real estate, stocks, bonds, bank accounts. Their most important possession is therefore their ability to earn a living by working. As Benjamin Franklin famously observed, "He that hath a trade hath an estate."
A minimum wage law which drives someone into unemployment deprives that person of his or her most valuable property. Government may justify this damage on the grounds that it benefits people fortunate enough to retain their jobs, who will be earning more---certainly an important public purpose. But the Fifth Amendment requires government to give "just compensation" to people injured by that law.
"Just compensation" here must do more than replace what people could have earned if they could find a job. Income, although very important, is not the only reward for working. Working is educational. It helps employees learn new skills--- leading to better opportunities ---and to develop habits and dependability that employers value. A job also reinforces the employee's self-respect and community standing.
The "just compensation" required by the Fifth Amendment therefore will be for government to hire everyone who can't find other work, to pay that person the minimum hourly rate that its own laws require, and to include all legally required fringe benefits.
A democratic government probably wouldn't do this without external pressure, since the taxes to pay for it would be unpopular. But a successful class action on behalf of all unemployed people could force government to choose between guaranteeing jobs for everyone or repealing the popular minimum wage laws.
Lawyers do very well financially when they win class action lawsuits. Even a tiny percentage of the results of this class action would make the lawyers rich. But they would have earned it.
Two major benefits for the general public would result. It would destroy unemployment, thereby increasing everyone's security--- no small achievement in a dynamic economy where nobody with a good job today can count on being employed tomorrow.
The public would also benefit from the services performed by the people employed by the government. Unemployment has never rested on a lack of things that need to be done. As President Franklin D. Roosevelt said during the Great Depression, why pay people for doing nothing when there is lot of useful work to be done?
Let it be done!
Paul F. deLespinasse is professor emeritus of political science and computer science at Adrian College. He can be reached at [email protected].
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"On January 1 the minimum wage in many U.S. states and cities increased. As reported in the New York Times \"in 27 of these places the pay floor will reach or exceed $15 an hour.\"\nThese pay increases are intended to help low-income people, who obviously could use the help. It is hard to imagine how anyone could live on the current $7.25 federal minimum. But intent is one thing and actual consequences may be quite different. According to standard microeconomics, when labor's price increases the amount employers will buy decreases.\nExperts at the Congressional Budget Office recently estimated that increasing the minimum wage to $15 would lift 1.3 million people out of poverty and increase paychecks for 27 million--an excellent result! But they also predicted that the increase would render 1.3 million people jobless, with young people, part-time workers, and those with no education beyond high school disproportionately hurt.\nHow do we calculate the net benefit of such legislation?\nOddly enough, though, dramatic increases in the minimum wage offer a golden opportunity to lawyers. It invites them to bring class action lawsuits that , while increasing their own incomes, will also help those poor people who otherwise would be getting the short end of the stick.\nThe lawsuits would be based on the Fifth Amendment's Eminent Domain clause, which says that that \"private property\" may not \"be taken for public use, without just compensation.\"\nPoor people generally have little property in the narrower sense of the term: real estate, stocks, bonds, bank accounts. Their most important possession is therefore their ability to earn a living by working. As Benjamin Franklin famously observed, \"He that hath a trade hath an estate.\"\nA minimum wage law which drives someone into unemployment deprives that person of his or her most valuable property. Government may justify this damage on the grounds that it benefits people fortunate enough to retain their jobs, who will be earning more---certainly an important public purpose. But the Fifth Amendment requires government to give \"just compensation\" to people injured by that law.\n\"Just compensation\" here must do more than replace what people could have earned if they could find a job. Income, although very important, is not the only reward for working. Working is educational. It helps employees learn new skills--- leading to better opportunities ---and to develop habits and dependability that employers value. A job also reinforces the employee's self-respect and community standing.\nThe \"just compensation\" required by the Fifth Amendment therefore will be for government to hire everyone who can't find other work, to pay that person the minimum hourly rate that its own laws require, and to include all legally required fringe benefits.\nA democratic government probably wouldn't do this without external pressure, since the taxes to pay for it would be unpopular. But a successful class action on behalf of all unemployed people could force government to choose between guaranteeing jobs for everyone or repealing the popular minimum wage laws.\nLawyers do very well financially when they win class action lawsuits. Even a tiny percentage of the results of this class action would make the lawyers rich. But they would have earned it.\nTwo major benefits for the general public would result. It would destroy unemployment, thereby increasing everyone's security--- no small achievement in a dynamic economy where nobody with a good job today can count on being employed tomorrow.\nThe public would also benefit from the services performed by the people employed by the government. Unemployment has never rested on a lack of things that need to be done. As President Franklin D. Roosevelt said during the Great Depression, why pay people for doing nothing when there is lot of useful work to be done?\nLet it be done!\nPaul F. deLespinasse is professor emeritus of political science and computer science at Adrian College. He can be reached at [email protected].",
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"On January 1 the minimum wage in many U.S. states and cities increased. As reported in the New York Times \"in 27 of these places the pay floor will reach or exceed $15 an hour.\"These pay increases are intended to help low-income people, who obviously could use the help. It is hard to imagine how anyone could live on the current $7.25 federal minimum. But intent is one thing and actual consequences may be quite different. According to standard microeconomics, when labor's price increases the"
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HOLLAND — Work has begun on a mixed-use building project that will change the landscape of downtown Holland.The two-story building at 159 S. River Ave., once the Holland Rescue Mission’s youth center, is in the process of being demolished this week.In its place, a five-story project called Towers on River is expected to transform the entire block between Sixth and Seventh streets.The builders plan to build for retail tenants on the first floor, medical office space on the second
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HOLLAND — Work has begun on a mixed-use building project that will change the landscape of downtown Holland.
The two-story building at 159 S. River Ave., once the Holland Rescue Mission’s youth center, is in the process of being demolished this week.
In its place, a five-story project called Towers on River is expected to transform the entire block between Sixth and Seventh streets.
The builders plan to build for retail tenants on the first floor, medical office space on the second floor and three floors of residential condominium units. The building will also contain a private ground floor parking garage for residents and customers.
According to site plans filed with the city of Holland, the building will be 21,944 square feet and 64 to 68 feet tall.
The 27 condos will range from one to three bedrooms at 1,000 to 2,500 square feet, according to plans submitted to the city.
The eastern lane of River Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets will be temporarily closed to traffic to accommodate the demolition work Wednesday and Thursday until 5 p.m., the city of Holland announced.
The firms Integrated Architecture, Midwest Construction and Holland Engineering are involved in the project.
The Holland City Council approved brownfield financing for the demolition of the existing building, the treatment of environmental contaminants on the site and the construction of the parking deck at a November council meeting.
Taxes that would have been paid to the city on the growth in property value as the building is constructed can instead be captured and used to reimburse the developer for the cost of the demolition under the agreement.
— Contact reporter Carolyn Muyskens at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter at @cjmuyskens.
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"HOLLAND — Work has begun on a mixed-use building project that will change the landscape of downtown Holland.\nThe two-story building at 159 S. River Ave., once the Holland Rescue Mission’s youth center, is in the process of being demolished this week.\nIn its place, a five-story project called Towers on River is expected to transform the entire block between Sixth and Seventh streets.\nThe builders plan to build for retail tenants on the first floor, medical office space on the second floor and three floors of residential condominium units. The building will also contain a private ground floor parking garage for residents and customers.\nAccording to site plans filed with the city of Holland, the building will be 21,944 square feet and 64 to 68 feet tall.\nThe 27 condos will range from one to three bedrooms at 1,000 to 2,500 square feet, according to plans submitted to the city.\nThe eastern lane of River Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets will be temporarily closed to traffic to accommodate the demolition work Wednesday and Thursday until 5 p.m., the city of Holland announced.\nThe firms Integrated Architecture, Midwest Construction and Holland Engineering are involved in the project.\nThe Holland City Council approved brownfield financing for the demolition of the existing building, the treatment of environmental contaminants on the site and the construction of the parking deck at a November council meeting.\nTaxes that would have been paid to the city on the growth in property value as the building is constructed can instead be captured and used to reimburse the developer for the cost of the demolition under the agreement.\n— Contact reporter Carolyn Muyskens at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter at @cjmuyskens.",
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"HOLLAND — Work has begun on a mixed-use building project that will change the landscape of downtown Holland.The two-story building at 159 S. River Ave., once the Holland Rescue Mission’s youth center, is in the process of being demolished this week.In its place, a five-story project called Towers on River is expected to transform the entire block between Sixth and Seventh streets.The builders plan to build for retail tenants on the first floor, medical office space on the second"
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DETROIT — Someone in Michigan bought the winning ticket for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which was the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.The winning numbers for Friday night's drawing were 4, 26, 42, 50 and 60, with a Mega Ball of 24. The winning ticket was purchased at a Kroger store in the Detroit suburb of Novi, the Michigan Lottery said."Someone in Michigan woke up to life-changing news this morning, and Kroger Michigan congratulates the newest Michigan
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DETROIT — Someone in Michigan bought the winning ticket for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which was the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
The winning numbers for Friday night's drawing were 4, 26, 42, 50 and 60, with a Mega Ball of 24. The winning ticket was purchased at a Kroger store in the Detroit suburb of Novi, the Michigan Lottery said.
"Someone in Michigan woke up to life-changing news this morning, and Kroger Michigan congratulates the newest Michigan multimillionaire," said Rachel Hurst, a regional spokeswoman for the grocery chain. She declined to comment further.
The Mega Millions top prize had been growing since Sept. 15, when a winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin. The lottery's next estimated jackpot is $20 million.
Friday night's drawing came just two days after a ticket sold in Maryland matched all six numbers drawn and won a $731.1 million Powerball jackpot.
Only two lottery prizes in the U.S. have been larger than Friday's jackpot. Three tickets for a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot were sold in January 2016, and one winning ticket sold for a $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot in October 2018.
The jackpot figures refer to amounts if a winner opts for an annuity, paid in 30 annual installments. Most winners choose a cash prize, which for the Mega Millions estimated jackpot would be $739.6 million before taxes.
In Grosse Ile, a suburb south of Detroit, 126 people bought more than 600 tickets for the Friday drawing but didn't win the jackpot. They hoped to win enough money to replace a publicly owned bridge on their island in the Detroit River that has been closed indefinitely for major repairs. The only other transportation option for the island's 10,000 residents is a privately owned toll bridge.
"We used this to lift our spirits and dream a little bit," said organizer Kyle de Beausset. "Of course we're open to any help with the bridge, but I can't imagine the winner would want to finance it."
The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot were incredibly steep, at one in 302.5 million.
The game is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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"DETROIT — Someone in Michigan bought the winning ticket for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which was the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.\nThe winning numbers for Friday night's drawing were 4, 26, 42, 50 and 60, with a Mega Ball of 24. The winning ticket was purchased at a Kroger store in the Detroit suburb of Novi, the Michigan Lottery said.\n\"Someone in Michigan woke up to life-changing news this morning, and Kroger Michigan congratulates the newest Michigan multimillionaire,\" said Rachel Hurst, a regional spokeswoman for the grocery chain. She declined to comment further.\nThe Mega Millions top prize had been growing since Sept. 15, when a winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin. The lottery's next estimated jackpot is $20 million.\nFriday night's drawing came just two days after a ticket sold in Maryland matched all six numbers drawn and won a $731.1 million Powerball jackpot.\nOnly two lottery prizes in the U.S. have been larger than Friday's jackpot. Three tickets for a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot were sold in January 2016, and one winning ticket sold for a $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot in October 2018.\nThe jackpot figures refer to amounts if a winner opts for an annuity, paid in 30 annual installments. Most winners choose a cash prize, which for the Mega Millions estimated jackpot would be $739.6 million before taxes.\nIn Grosse Ile, a suburb south of Detroit, 126 people bought more than 600 tickets for the Friday drawing but didn't win the jackpot. They hoped to win enough money to replace a publicly owned bridge on their island in the Detroit River that has been closed indefinitely for major repairs. The only other transportation option for the island's 10,000 residents is a privately owned toll bridge.\n\"We used this to lift our spirits and dream a little bit,\" said organizer Kyle de Beausset. \"Of course we're open to any help with the bridge, but I can't imagine the winner would want to finance it.\"\nThe odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot were incredibly steep, at one in 302.5 million.\nThe game is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.",
"Michigan Mega Millions ticket wins $1 billion jackpot",
"DETROIT — Someone in Michigan bought the winning ticket for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which was the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.The winning numbers for Friday night's drawing were 4, 26, 42, 50 and 60, with a Mega Ball of 24. The winning ticket was purchased at a Kroger store in the Detroit suburb of Novi, the Michigan Lottery said.\"Someone in Michigan woke up to life-changing news this morning, and Kroger Michigan congratulates the newest Michigan"
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LANSING — Fears of mayhem at the Capitol in Lansing appeared overblown as no trouble was reported Sunday during a small protest.A dozen or so self-described members of the Boogaloo Bois openly carried rifles and handguns, but no shots were fired and no altercations were reported. They wore masks as they spoke briefly outside the fence that encircled the Capitol building. They condemned government overreach and insisted they always intended a peaceful demonstration.By late afternoon, the
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LANSING — Fears of mayhem at the Capitol in Lansing appeared overblown as no trouble was reported Sunday during a small protest.
A dozen or so self-described members of the Boogaloo Bois openly carried rifles and handguns, but no shots were fired and no altercations were reported. They wore masks as they spoke briefly outside the fence that encircled the Capitol building. They condemned government overreach and insisted they always intended a peaceful demonstration.
By late afternoon, the gathering had mirrored the day's weather, a drizzle rather than a storm.
Protesters never appeared to number more than 100 at a time and for much of the day they were outnumbered by police officers, both uniformed and undercover, as well as members of the news media, some of whom were accompanied by security details.
The international scope of the media presence was evident in the overseas accents heard among the reporters.
A State Police helicopter circled overhead much of the day, but things on the ground were mostly quiet. No chanting was heard. No bullhorns were used.
Some of the people who did attend said they were there to support President Donald Trump.
"We can’t go into hiding and not support our president," said Kyle Lapre of South Lyon, who wore a sweatshirt that said "Fight for Trump." "There is a strong movement in the U.S."
A would-be entrepreneur tried to sell Trump flags and yard signs near the gatherings. He wheeled his wares near the protest in a trash bin like the ones homeowners set at the curb on garbage day.
He didn't get many takers and soon left.
An FBI warning earlier in the week that there could be violent protests at state capitols across the country prompted officials in Lansing to take precautions.
"We want to make this a safe environment for people to come down here to express their constitutional rights," Michigan State Police Lt. Brian Oleksyk said. "We don't know how many people are going to attend or how many groups or what groups. ... But we are prepared to protect this building as well as the people that are here. We're not going to tolerate any type of violence, any type of destruction of property, any assault to police officers (or) other people here expressing their constitutional rights, as well as the media."
Buildings near the Capitol were boarded up to protect their windows. Police blocked some streets around downtown. The National Guard was on standby with armored Humvees at the ready, but in the end, it was a quiet day.
— Free Press reporters Elisha Anderson, Dave Boucher, Jennifer Dixon, Paul Egan, Joe Guillen and Christine MacDonald contributed to this report.
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"Lansing protest over the presidential election proves to be a dud",
"LANSING — Fears of mayhem at the Capitol in Lansing appeared overblown as no trouble was reported Sunday during a small protest.A dozen or so self-described members of the Boogaloo Bois openly carried rifles and handguns, but no shots were fired and no altercations were reported. They wore masks as they spoke briefly outside the fence that encircled the Capitol building. They condemned government overreach and insisted they always intended a peaceful demonstration.By late afternoon, the"
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HOLLAND — For West Ottawa senior Tieren Mann, or TJ, the journey through the ranks of the Boy Scouts has provided a sense of stability, structure and belonging that he needed early in life.That journey culminated Dec. 20, when Mann celebrated reaching Eagle Scout status during a Court of Honor ceremony. While extended family, fellow Scouts and friends had to participate via Zoom due to COVID-19, immediate family and some Troop 43 Boy Scout leaders were able to attend.The day and the honor
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HOLLAND — For West Ottawa senior Tieren Mann, or TJ, the journey through the ranks of the Boy Scouts has provided a sense of stability, structure and belonging that he needed early in life.
That journey culminated Dec. 20, when Mann celebrated reaching Eagle Scout status during a Court of Honor ceremony. While extended family, fellow Scouts and friends had to participate via Zoom due to COVID-19, immediate family and some Troop 43 Boy Scout leaders were able to attend.
The day and the honor were meaningful for Mann.
"It was an odd combination of excitement, relief and nervousness," Mann said of the Court of Honor. "Excitement at getting it done, relief of not having more to do and nervousness about living up to what (being an Eagle Scout) represents."
Part of earning Eagle Scout recognition is completion of an Eagle Project. For his project, Mann designed and led construction of new raised garden beds at Parkview Adult Foster Care Home in Zeeland.
Mann said that residents and house parents at Parkview were unsuccessful in a first attempt at growing vegetables at the home and they determined raised garden beds would help.
After he received dimensions and the number of beds desired, Mann used a Computer Aided Design (CAD) program to design the beds.
With help from private donations from relatives and friends, he purchased and organized materials and planned construction. With help from other Boy Scouts, the beds were built in October 2019.
Mann, who plans to attend Hope College next year to study physics and computer science, said the stability of Scouts has been something he needed after frequent uncertainty in his early life.
Shortly after he turned 5, Mann and his sister went to live with his grandparents due to his biological parents’ mental illness issues. His grandparents gained guardianship within a year, but it was five more years before they could officially adopt him
"The uncertainty of those first 11 years of my life caused me to search for continuity and security," Mann wrote in his Eagle essay, shared with The Sentinel. "As it turns out, scouting provided the structure, support, and sense of belonging that I desperately needed."
He added the Scouts provided him with a network of trusted, supporting people to lean on and introduced him to many activities he now enjoys.
"It’s been very helpful in providing a background of people I can rely on, a network to rely on," Mann told The Sentinel. "It’s been a major source of stability, it’s provided me with people that I can just talk to, I can go and vent to when I need to."
Some of the activities Mann was introduced to through Scouts include blacksmithing, horseback riding and archery. He now takes blacksmithing lessons and volunteers at Renew Therapeutic Riding Center.
"My participation in Boy Scouts and my volunteering at Renew have helped me not only learn practical skills, they have been influential in getting me through some tough moments in my life," Mann wrote in his essay. "Scouting provided a safe place for me to try new things and meet new people."
— Contact reporter Mitchell Boatman at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @SentinelMitch.
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"HOLLAND — For West Ottawa senior Tieren Mann, or TJ, the journey through the ranks of the Boy Scouts has provided a sense of stability, structure and belonging that he needed early in life.\nThat journey culminated Dec. 20, when Mann celebrated reaching Eagle Scout status during a Court of Honor ceremony. While extended family, fellow Scouts and friends had to participate via Zoom due to COVID-19, immediate family and some Troop 43 Boy Scout leaders were able to attend.\nThe day and the honor were meaningful for Mann.\n\"It was an odd combination of excitement, relief and nervousness,\" Mann said of the Court of Honor. \"Excitement at getting it done, relief of not having more to do and nervousness about living up to what (being an Eagle Scout) represents.\"\nPart of earning Eagle Scout recognition is completion of an Eagle Project. For his project, Mann designed and led construction of new raised garden beds at Parkview Adult Foster Care Home in Zeeland.\nMann said that residents and house parents at Parkview were unsuccessful in a first attempt at growing vegetables at the home and they determined raised garden beds would help.\nAfter he received dimensions and the number of beds desired, Mann used a Computer Aided Design (CAD) program to design the beds.\nWith help from private donations from relatives and friends, he purchased and organized materials and planned construction. With help from other Boy Scouts, the beds were built in October 2019.\nMann, who plans to attend Hope College next year to study physics and computer science, said the stability of Scouts has been something he needed after frequent uncertainty in his early life.\nShortly after he turned 5, Mann and his sister went to live with his grandparents due to his biological parents’ mental illness issues. His grandparents gained guardianship within a year, but it was five more years before they could officially adopt him\n\"The uncertainty of those first 11 years of my life caused me to search for continuity and security,\" Mann wrote in his Eagle essay, shared with The Sentinel. \"As it turns out, scouting provided the structure, support, and sense of belonging that I desperately needed.\"\nHe added the Scouts provided him with a network of trusted, supporting people to lean on and introduced him to many activities he now enjoys.\n\"It’s been very helpful in providing a background of people I can rely on, a network to rely on,\" Mann told The Sentinel. \"It’s been a major source of stability, it’s provided me with people that I can just talk to, I can go and vent to when I need to.\"\nSome of the activities Mann was introduced to through Scouts include blacksmithing, horseback riding and archery. He now takes blacksmithing lessons and volunteers at Renew Therapeutic Riding Center.\n\"My participation in Boy Scouts and my volunteering at Renew have helped me not only learn practical skills, they have been influential in getting me through some tough moments in my life,\" Mann wrote in his essay. \"Scouting provided a safe place for me to try new things and meet new people.\"\n— Contact reporter Mitchell Boatman at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @SentinelMitch.",
"West Ottawa senior earns Eagle Scout designation",
"HOLLAND — For West Ottawa senior Tieren Mann, or TJ, the journey through the ranks of the Boy Scouts has provided a sense of stability, structure and belonging that he needed early in life.That journey culminated Dec. 20, when Mann celebrated reaching Eagle Scout status during a Court of Honor ceremony. While extended family, fellow Scouts and friends had to participate via Zoom due to COVID-19, immediate family and some Troop 43 Boy Scout leaders were able to attend.The day and the honor"
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Thanks to folklore and TV reality shows such as "Ghost Adventures," " Ghost Nation" and "Ghost Hunters," searching out the world’s most haunted places and researching paranormal activity have become a favorite activity in today’s culture. According to a recent YouGov survey, more than 4 in 10 Americans believe that ghosts, demons and other supernatural beings do exist. If you’re a believer or just want to learn more, here are a few podcasts about ghosts, hauntings and
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Thanks to folklore and TV reality shows such as "Ghost Adventures," " Ghost Nation" and "Ghost Hunters," searching out the world’s most haunted places and researching paranormal activity have become a favorite activity in today’s culture. According to a recent YouGov survey, more than 4 in 10 Americans believe that ghosts, demons and other supernatural beings do exist. If you’re a believer or just want to learn more, here are a few podcasts about ghosts, hauntings and paranormal activity to check out.
Real Ghost Stories Online
This daily paranormal podcast brings together the stories of real people who have experienced all kinds of paranormal activity. These stories come from all areas of the paranormal, supernatural, demonic, ghost investigations, haunted houses, possessions, shadow people and the unexplained. Listeners are encouraged to call in with their own paranormal stories or events. Recent episodes include " Spirits & Coffee," "Ghostly Couple" and "Grandparents Reunited."
Find it: https://bit.ly/36n20vb
Haunted Places
Taking listeners to the creepiest and spookiest places on the planet, host Greg Polcyn gives insight to the most famous haunted locations. Every Thursday, with a blend of history and legend, Polcyn takes listeners on an audio tour of the real backstories of paranormal activities. Recent episodes include "The Haunted Vicarage," "Old City Jail" and "Donner Memorial State Park."
Find it: https://www.parcast.com/haunted
Real Life Ghost Stories
Dedicated to real paranormal experiences, this podcast discusses hauntings, ghosts, death, aliens, psychology and skeptics. Each episode also features the hosts favorite and least favorite shows and movies. Listeners are encouraged to share their own stories. Recent episodes include "Cheshire Cat," "Waverly Hills" and "Black Spheres."
Find it: https://www.stitcher.com/show/real-life-ghost-storie
Unexplained
This bi-weekly podcast delves into strange and mysterious real-life events. Each episode explores haunting and unsettling events that continues to evade explanation. Events are sometimes eerie, sometimes strange and sometimes terrifying. Recent episodes include "Tenebrous," "Sound of the Overground" and "A Man of Wealth and Taste."
Find it: http://www.unexplainedpodcast.com/
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"Podcasts to Listen To: Real Ghosts Stories and the best paranormal podcasts",
"Thanks to folklore and TV reality shows such as \"Ghost Adventures,\" \" Ghost Nation\" and \"Ghost Hunters,\" searching out the world’s most haunted places and researching paranormal activity have become a favorite activity in today’s culture. According to a recent YouGov survey, more than 4 in 10 Americans believe that ghosts, demons and other supernatural beings do exist. If you’re a believer or just want to learn more, here are a few podcasts about ghosts, hauntings and"
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Last Tuesday, Roger Victory believed so strongly there was widespread voter fraud that he signed his name to a letter encouraging the U.S. Congress to reject the certified electoral votes.After a violent insurrection by people of his own party, Roger no longer believes his original statement and admits that it was never backed up by evidence. What information did he get the to cause him to changes mine so quickly?Let's try a different narrative that you may find much more believable. Roger
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Last Tuesday, Roger Victory believed so strongly there was widespread voter fraud that he signed his name to a letter encouraging the U.S. Congress to reject the certified electoral votes.
After a violent insurrection by people of his own party, Roger no longer believes his original statement and admits that it was never backed up by evidence. What information did he get the to cause him to changes mine so quickly?
Let's try a different narrative that you may find much more believable. Roger never believed that there was mass voter fraud. But he did believe that expounding this lie and encouraging others to believe it was politically expedient. After Wednesday, he found it was no longer served his political future, and did a quick turn around.
So I am no longer interested in what Roger Victory believes. I'm more interested in what he believes in. Two things we can cross off that list are truth and democracy.
Gary Smith
Zeeland
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"Last Tuesday, Roger Victory believed so strongly there was widespread voter fraud that he signed his name to a letter encouraging the U.S. Congress to reject the certified electoral votes.\nAfter a violent insurrection by people of his own party, Roger no longer believes his original statement and admits that it was never backed up by evidence. What information did he get the to cause him to changes mine so quickly?\nLet's try a different narrative that you may find much more believable. Roger never believed that there was mass voter fraud. But he did believe that expounding this lie and encouraging others to believe it was politically expedient. After Wednesday, he found it was no longer served his political future, and did a quick turn around.\nSo I am no longer interested in what Roger Victory believes. I'm more interested in what he believes in. Two things we can cross off that list are truth and democracy.\nGary Smith\nZeeland",
"Letter: What does Roger Victory believe in?",
"Last Tuesday, Roger Victory believed so strongly there was widespread voter fraud that he signed his name to a letter encouraging the U.S. Congress to reject the certified electoral votes.After a violent insurrection by people of his own party, Roger no longer believes his original statement and admits that it was never backed up by evidence. What information did he get the to cause him to changes mine so quickly?Let's try a different narrative that you may find much more believable. Roger"
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Samuel LaFountain notice to creditors
PAID PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF MICHIGAN
PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF MONROE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Decedent’s Estate
FILE NO. 2020-0485-DE
Estate of
SAMUEL LAFOUNTAIN
Date of birth: 07/15/1939
TO ALL CREDITORS:
NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, Samuel LaFountain, died 11/03/2019.
Creditors of the decedent are notified that all CLAIMS against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Jacqueline Purvins, personal representative, or to both the probate court at 106 East First Street, Monroe, Michigan 48161 and the personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice.
Jacqueline Purvins
Personal representative
4468 Partridge Lane
Newport, MI 48166
Leslie M. Carr P51295
Attorney-at-Law
23 W. First Street
Monroe, MI 48161
(734) 241-8892
JANUARY 7, 2021
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"Samuel LaFountain notice to creditors\nPAID PUBLIC NOTICE\nSTATE OF MICHIGAN\nPROBATE COURT\nCOUNTY OF MONROE\nNOTICE TO CREDITORS\nDecedent’s Estate\nFILE NO. 2020-0485-DE\nEstate of\nSAMUEL LAFOUNTAIN\nDate of birth: 07/15/1939\nTO ALL CREDITORS:\nNOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, Samuel LaFountain, died 11/03/2019.\nCreditors of the decedent are notified that all CLAIMS against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Jacqueline Purvins, personal representative, or to both the probate court at 106 East First Street, Monroe, Michigan 48161 and the personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice.\nJacqueline Purvins\nPersonal representative\n4468 Partridge Lane\nNewport, MI 48166\nLeslie M. Carr P51295\nAttorney-at-Law\n23 W. First Street\nMonroe, MI 48161\n(734) 241-8892\nJANUARY 7, 2021",
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COLDWATER — Two more recreational marijuana businesses received Coldwater Planning Commission approval Monday night.Architect Christopher Enright of Royal Oak will convert the Coldwater Auto Repair Center at 351 S. Willowbrook into a retail marijuana store for Lume Cannabis.Across the street, in the former Sears retail store at 352 S. Willowbrook, Green Peak Industries will open another recreational provisioning center.Owner Jeff Senske was asked by Commissioner Aaron Garn if he had any
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COLDWATER — Two more recreational marijuana businesses received Coldwater Planning Commission approval Monday night.
Architect Christopher Enright of Royal Oak will convert the Coldwater Auto Repair Center at 351 S. Willowbrook into a retail marijuana store for Lume Cannabis.
Across the street, in the former Sears retail store at 352 S. Willowbrook, Green Peak Industries will open another recreational provisioning center.
Owner Jeff Senske was asked by Commissioner Aaron Garn if he had any idea how many stores the city could support with plans for four in the works. Senske admitted "with four, we are getting up there."
The Planning Commission already granted a permit to a store north of U.S. 12, next to the Maytag Laundry. A fourth will come before the commission mid February for a location at 880 E. Chicago St., east of AutoZone.
Council members decided to concentrate all its recreational licenses in the C-4 district around the I-69/U.S. 12 business area when it ended its moratorium on recreational licenses last fall.
Senske will lease the entire 7,500 sq. ft. former Sears space for SkyMint Cannabis, but will only use half of it. He said with his financial model he expects his business to survive.
"It’s up to the marketing team. We are vertically integrated and supply our own product. We can control our costs," he explained.
At Lume Cannabis, the existing building would be renovated and the parking lot paved. The company said it plans to spend $500,000 and employ 20 people.
Planner Dean Walrack said the city will require that storm water retention and control handle a 100-year storm. There have been flooding issues in the nearby Walmart parking lot.
CBPU Director Jeff Budd suggested even though the site is "grandfathered" to use its septic tank system, it would prove easier to connect to the nearby city sewer while construction is underway.
The business will extend the sidewalk to the premises next to the railroad tracks. The plan showed extensive landscaping.
That brought Commissioner Dave Rumsey to question designer Cody Newnam whether he would have done as much if the city did not have an extensive landscape ordinance?
Newnam said the company always goes above and beyond what was required, but agreed without the current ordinance "probably not."
Rumsey told the commission and staff "we need to get moving on the landscape ordinance." Landscaping issues were one of the prime motivators for the current rewrite of the city zoning ordinances which started a year ago.
Quincy already has a recreational license in operation. Voters in Ovid Township approved licenses for that township in November. Its planning commission is in the process of drafting an ordinance.
Recreational sales shops also are open in Reading and Tekonsha.
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"COLDWATER — Two more recreational marijuana businesses received Coldwater Planning Commission approval Monday night.\nArchitect Christopher Enright of Royal Oak will convert the Coldwater Auto Repair Center at 351 S. Willowbrook into a retail marijuana store for Lume Cannabis.\nAcross the street, in the former Sears retail store at 352 S. Willowbrook, Green Peak Industries will open another recreational provisioning center.\nOwner Jeff Senske was asked by Commissioner Aaron Garn if he had any idea how many stores the city could support with plans for four in the works. Senske admitted \"with four, we are getting up there.\"\nThe Planning Commission already granted a permit to a store north of U.S. 12, next to the Maytag Laundry. A fourth will come before the commission mid February for a location at 880 E. Chicago St., east of AutoZone.\nCouncil members decided to concentrate all its recreational licenses in the C-4 district around the I-69/U.S. 12 business area when it ended its moratorium on recreational licenses last fall.\nSenske will lease the entire 7,500 sq. ft. former Sears space for SkyMint Cannabis, but will only use half of it. He said with his financial model he expects his business to survive.\n\"It’s up to the marketing team. We are vertically integrated and supply our own product. We can control our costs,\" he explained.\nAt Lume Cannabis, the existing building would be renovated and the parking lot paved. The company said it plans to spend $500,000 and employ 20 people.\nPlanner Dean Walrack said the city will require that storm water retention and control handle a 100-year storm. There have been flooding issues in the nearby Walmart parking lot.\nCBPU Director Jeff Budd suggested even though the site is \"grandfathered\" to use its septic tank system, it would prove easier to connect to the nearby city sewer while construction is underway.\nThe business will extend the sidewalk to the premises next to the railroad tracks. The plan showed extensive landscaping.\nThat brought Commissioner Dave Rumsey to question designer Cody Newnam whether he would have done as much if the city did not have an extensive landscape ordinance?\nNewnam said the company always goes above and beyond what was required, but agreed without the current ordinance \"probably not.\"\nRumsey told the commission and staff \"we need to get moving on the landscape ordinance.\" Landscaping issues were one of the prime motivators for the current rewrite of the city zoning ordinances which started a year ago.\nQuincy already has a recreational license in operation. Voters in Ovid Township approved licenses for that township in November. Its planning commission is in the process of drafting an ordinance.\nRecreational sales shops also are open in Reading and Tekonsha.",
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"COLDWATER — Two more recreational marijuana businesses received Coldwater Planning Commission approval Monday night.Architect Christopher Enright of Royal Oak will convert the Coldwater Auto Repair Center at 351 S. Willowbrook into a retail marijuana store for Lume Cannabis.Across the street, in the former Sears retail store at 352 S. Willowbrook, Green Peak Industries will open another recreational provisioning center.Owner Jeff Senske was asked by Commissioner Aaron Garn if he had any"
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MARTIN TWP. — A semi-truck crash on southbound US-131 early Sunday led to the driver being taken into custody by police.The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the one-vehicle crash at 5:32 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, to southbound US-131, south of M-222.The preliminary investigation determined the semi crashed on the west side of southbound US-131. A male driver, female driver, and a dog were involved in the crash.Police say during the investigation of the crash the driver was
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MARTIN TWP. — A semi-truck crash on southbound US-131 early Sunday led to the driver being taken into custody by police.
The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the one-vehicle crash at 5:32 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, to southbound US-131, south of M-222.
The preliminary investigation determined the semi crashed on the west side of southbound US-131. A male driver, female driver, and a dog were involved in the crash.
Police say during the investigation of the crash the driver was taken into custody unrelated to the crash.
Poor visibility due to fog hampered police’s efforts to recover the semi from the side of the roadway.
The semi was left alongside the roadway until visibility cleared, allowing the crash scene to be cleared.
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"MARTIN TWP. — A semi-truck crash on southbound US-131 early Sunday led to the driver being taken into custody by police.\nThe Allegan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the one-vehicle crash at 5:32 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, to southbound US-131, south of M-222.\nThe preliminary investigation determined the semi crashed on the west side of southbound US-131. A male driver, female driver, and a dog were involved in the crash.\nPolice say during the investigation of the crash the driver was taken into custody unrelated to the crash.\nPoor visibility due to fog hampered police’s efforts to recover the semi from the side of the roadway.\nThe semi was left alongside the roadway until visibility cleared, allowing the crash scene to be cleared.",
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"MARTIN TWP. — A semi-truck crash on southbound US-131 early Sunday led to the driver being taken into custody by police.The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the one-vehicle crash at 5:32 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, to southbound US-131, south of M-222.The preliminary investigation determined the semi crashed on the west side of southbound US-131. A male driver, female driver, and a dog were involved in the crash.Police say during the investigation of the crash the driver was"
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HILLSDALE — The city of Hillsdale received a letter Jan. 7 calling for the resignations of Councilmen Greg Stuchell and Rob Socha for their participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol incident in Washington D.C.The letter, authored by Carson Cooley and signed by 29 others, stated the two councilmen and Lance Lashaway, an appointee to the city’s Tax Increment Finance Authority, were among the Hillsdale City government officials in attendance Jan. 6 in Washington D.C. when dozens of people
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HILLSDALE — The city of Hillsdale received a letter Jan. 7 calling for the resignations of Councilmen Greg Stuchell and Rob Socha for their participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol incident in Washington D.C.
The letter, authored by Carson Cooley and signed by 29 others, stated the two councilmen and Lance Lashaway, an appointee to the city’s Tax Increment Finance Authority, were among the Hillsdale City government officials in attendance Jan. 6 in Washington D.C. when dozens of people breached the Capitol Building which led to the evacuation of Congress and the deaths of five including a Capitol police officer.
"Due to their participation and failure to denounce the events that took place, we are calling for their resignation," Cooley stated. "The scenes were horrific, as people were breaking windows and entering the Capitol Building while the certification of the election results were taking place."
Cooley stated the rally was not a peaceful demonstration and "never was going to be".
"It was an attempt to undermine our Constitutional Republic, and it put lives in danger," Cooley stated. "Anyone in attendance who has yet to denounce it needs to be held accountable, including the people in attendance from Hillsdale."
Mayor Adam Stockford released a statement on Facebook which stated the people of the two councilmen’s wards will ultimately decide their fate at the ballot box.
In an email to The Hillsdale Daily News Wednesday, Socha called the letter an "outrageous consequence of my exercising my first amendment right which has caused quite the stir here in my hometown."
"Political opponents are pressing the Mayor, and public opinion, calling for my resignation from City Council because I chose to make my voice heard, march and especially pray in defense of our Constitutional Republic's electoral integrity at the National Mall on January 6," Socha stated. "The vast majority of people, myself included, who made the trek to our nation's capital were peaceful. For a call to go out seeking my resignation is beyond the pale and reeks of cancel culture. I have been insulted and maligned publically, which demands rebuke."
Socha stated that he was not only proud that he took time to make the journey, but is also proud his 15-year-old daughter joined him.
"We must teach our children the proper way to exercise freedom," Socha stated. "That is through hard work and peacefully engaging in the political process. For far too long, those of us who value limited government and personal responsibility have trusted our representatives to submit to the Constitution's chains. For far too long, our elected representatives at the state and federal levels have betrayed those restrictions."
Socha stated that he condemns the violent actions of a few misguided souls that violently engaged in breaching the U.S. Capitol Building. And condemns the "philandering representatives" who chose to "capitalize on the mayhem and castigate the entire protest in a negative light".
"But I refuse to condemn the thousands upon thousands of patriotic protesters who peacefully stood on the Capitol steps within the confines of the law," Socha stated. "I refuse to condemn the patriotic believers I joined in solidarity and prayer entreating heaven on behalf of these United States. I refuse to bow and be subjugate to ignorant and hypocritical demands because I choose to exercise my rights as a freeborn citizen of the USA!"
Socha stated that he will not resign and that he will not allow "manipulated emotions of mob mentality to quell me."
"I will serve my city to the best of my ability and by the grace of God," Socha stated." I will run again in four years, and hopefully, the good people of my hometown will choose me to continue to represent them."
Stuchell echoed many of Socha’s beliefs in a similar email sent to The Hillsdale Daily News Thursday.
"The letter surprised me by how quickly some people feel the need to remove freedom from others," Stuchell stated. "I am grateful for the letter because it provides a platform to share what I experienced. I took my daughter, to share with her, how we peacefully express our rights as free Americans. What we saw were hundreds of thousands of Americans peacefully expressing their concerns through prayer as a free people. Many people were praying for our nation and our president."
Stuchell thanked Jon-Paul Rutan in his letter for leading a prayer over their travel group before it left, then again once they arrived in DC. And then a final prayer after we returned home.
"What happened, we all agree, was unfortunate," Stuchell stated. "We need to start trying to understand each other. Small town America does not need to join this media finger pointing fray. Small town America does not loot or burn our neighbor’s business. Small town America is the bedrock to our nation. We help each other, let’s not stop."
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"HILLSDALE — The city of Hillsdale received a letter Jan. 7 calling for the resignations of Councilmen Greg Stuchell and Rob Socha for their participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol incident in Washington D.C.\nThe letter, authored by Carson Cooley and signed by 29 others, stated the two councilmen and Lance Lashaway, an appointee to the city’s Tax Increment Finance Authority, were among the Hillsdale City government officials in attendance Jan. 6 in Washington D.C. when dozens of people breached the Capitol Building which led to the evacuation of Congress and the deaths of five including a Capitol police officer.\n\"Due to their participation and failure to denounce the events that took place, we are calling for their resignation,\" Cooley stated. \"The scenes were horrific, as people were breaking windows and entering the Capitol Building while the certification of the election results were taking place.\"\nCooley stated the rally was not a peaceful demonstration and \"never was going to be\".\n\"It was an attempt to undermine our Constitutional Republic, and it put lives in danger,\" Cooley stated. \"Anyone in attendance who has yet to denounce it needs to be held accountable, including the people in attendance from Hillsdale.\"\nMayor Adam Stockford released a statement on Facebook which stated the people of the two councilmen’s wards will ultimately decide their fate at the ballot box.\nIn an email to The Hillsdale Daily News Wednesday, Socha called the letter an \"outrageous consequence of my exercising my first amendment right which has caused quite the stir here in my hometown.\"\n\"Political opponents are pressing the Mayor, and public opinion, calling for my resignation from City Council because I chose to make my voice heard, march and especially pray in defense of our Constitutional Republic's electoral integrity at the National Mall on January 6,\" Socha stated. \"The vast majority of people, myself included, who made the trek to our nation's capital were peaceful. For a call to go out seeking my resignation is beyond the pale and reeks of cancel culture. I have been insulted and maligned publically, which demands rebuke.\"\nSocha stated that he was not only proud that he took time to make the journey, but is also proud his 15-year-old daughter joined him.\n\"We must teach our children the proper way to exercise freedom,\" Socha stated. \"That is through hard work and peacefully engaging in the political process. For far too long, those of us who value limited government and personal responsibility have trusted our representatives to submit to the Constitution's chains. For far too long, our elected representatives at the state and federal levels have betrayed those restrictions.\"\nSocha stated that he condemns the violent actions of a few misguided souls that violently engaged in breaching the U.S. Capitol Building. And condemns the \"philandering representatives\" who chose to \"capitalize on the mayhem and castigate the entire protest in a negative light\".\n\"But I refuse to condemn the thousands upon thousands of patriotic protesters who peacefully stood on the Capitol steps within the confines of the law,\" Socha stated. \"I refuse to condemn the patriotic believers I joined in solidarity and prayer entreating heaven on behalf of these United States. I refuse to bow and be subjugate to ignorant and hypocritical demands because I choose to exercise my rights as a freeborn citizen of the USA!\"\nSocha stated that he will not resign and that he will not allow \"manipulated emotions of mob mentality to quell me.\"\n\"I will serve my city to the best of my ability and by the grace of God,\" Socha stated.\" I will run again in four years, and hopefully, the good people of my hometown will choose me to continue to represent them.\"\nStuchell echoed many of Socha’s beliefs in a similar email sent to The Hillsdale Daily News Thursday.\n\"The letter surprised me by how quickly some people feel the need to remove freedom from others,\" Stuchell stated. \"I am grateful for the letter because it provides a platform to share what I experienced. I took my daughter, to share with her, how we peacefully express our rights as free Americans. What we saw were hundreds of thousands of Americans peacefully expressing their concerns through prayer as a free people. Many people were praying for our nation and our president.\"\nStuchell thanked Jon-Paul Rutan in his letter for leading a prayer over their travel group before it left, then again once they arrived in DC. And then a final prayer after we returned home.\n\"What happened, we all agree, was unfortunate,\" Stuchell stated. \"We need to start trying to understand each other. Small town America does not need to join this media finger pointing fray. Small town America does not loot or burn our neighbor’s business. Small town America is the bedrock to our nation. We help each other, let’s not stop.\"",
"Socha, Stuchell respond to letter demanding resignations over Capitol unrest",
"HILLSDALE — The city of Hillsdale received a letter Jan. 7 calling for the resignations of Councilmen Greg Stuchell and Rob Socha for their participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol incident in Washington D.C.The letter, authored by Carson Cooley and signed by 29 others, stated the two councilmen and Lance Lashaway, an appointee to the city’s Tax Increment Finance Authority, were among the Hillsdale City government officials in attendance Jan. 6 in Washington D.C. when dozens of people"
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From staff reportsState Rep. Andrew Fink, R-Hillsdale, this week detailed a comprehensive recovery plan introduced in the Michigan House to help the state bounce back from COVID-19.The plan initially provides about $3.5 billion in federal and state funds to help struggling families and job providers, get kids back in school and allow them to participate in sports, and bring accountability to the governor’s floundering vaccine distribution program."We don’t have time to waste. Small
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State Rep. Andrew Fink, R-Hillsdale, this week detailed a comprehensive recovery plan introduced in the Michigan House to help the state bounce back from COVID-19.
The plan initially provides about $3.5 billion in federal and state funds to help struggling families and job providers, get kids back in school and allow them to participate in sports, and bring accountability to the governor’s floundering vaccine distribution program.
"We don’t have time to waste. Small businesses most impacted by the pandemic and the governor’s shutdowns need fast and immediate relief in order to survive," said Fink. "That’s what this plan delivers: Meaningful help and hope for the road ahead."
Fink said the approval process for the House Republican plan begins with a discussion in the House Appropriations Committee. Highlights include:
Helping struggling families and job providers: Families forced to the brink will benefit from federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program support. Other assistance includes funding for meals for seniors, child care and development, mental health, and substance abuse prevention and treatment. The plan also includes rent and utility relief to ease pressure on family budgets, and property tax relief for job providers. Restaurants and other businesses crippled by the governor’s economic shutdown orders would be supported by a $415 million grant program, $38.5 million to reimburse liquor license and health department fees, and investments to support the unemployment benefits trust fund while providing relief for afflicted job providers who pay into the system.
Getting kids back in school: Grant funding will help local school districts provide in-person K-8 summer school and before-and-after school programs – enabling kids to catch up on lost learning. The program is supported by stipends to help families cover costs, and financial incentives for participating teachers and staff. Additional assistance of up to $250 per student will help districts committing to reopen in-person instruction by Feb. 15. Federal Title I support also will be distributed, and more money will support benchmark assessments to figure out where kids stand academically after this tumultuous past year. The $2.1 billion education plan is contingent upon approval of a law moving power to close in-person learning and sports activities away from the governor’s administration to local health departments, which would have that authority following health metrics.
Distributing COVID vaccine more effectively and efficiently: Additional resources would be allocated periodically as needed – rather than all at once -- to allow more legislative review of the process and ensure funds aren’t squandered. The Legislature approved more than $50 million for vaccine distribution in December. This new plan goes beyond that with an additional initial investment of $22 million for vaccine distribution, and $144 million for COVID testing. Other resources will be held in reserve for when they are needed.
The plan does not include money for items the governor proposed – such as Capitol metal detectors and corporate giveaways for new job creation – because those issues aren’t related to COVID.
"Simply put, the governor’s budget request misses the mark," Fink said. "For example, while her plan includes talking points about supporting summer school, our plan actually provides funding so Michigan schools can make it a reality."
Fink believes the governor’s proposal is nothing more than a blank check to continue a broken vaccine rollout strategy. The legislator maintains the plan must require transparency and accountability, forcing the governor’s administration to finally start delivering real and measurable results.
In other action at the Capitol, Fink also this week introduced a plan to ensure local municipalities do not enact knife ordinances that are stricter than state law.
Under current law, knife laws are not consistent throughout the entire state, unlike firearm laws. Michigan local ordinances regarding knives can vary by municipality, which can lead to a knife being legal in one area, and illegal in another. This can lead to confusion for law-abiding Michigan residents and out-of-state visitors.
"This common-sense change will ensure law-abiding individuals carrying knives for work and recreation are not subject to the ordinances of multiple jurisdictions as they travel throughout Michigan," Fink said. "Right now, it’s too easy for well-intending people to unknowingly break the law while going about their daily lives."
Differing local ordinances on knives create a lot of uncertainty for residents. For example, spring-assisted knifes became legal under state law in 2017. However, many local ordinances continue to ban them. Fink’s plan will help eliminate the confusion.
The plan, House Bill 4066 was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
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"Fink supports COVID-19 recovery plan",
"From staff reportsState Rep. Andrew Fink, R-Hillsdale, this week detailed a comprehensive recovery plan introduced in the Michigan House to help the state bounce back from COVID-19.The plan initially provides about $3.5 billion in federal and state funds to help struggling families and job providers, get kids back in school and allow them to participate in sports, and bring accountability to the governor’s floundering vaccine distribution program.\"We don’t have time to waste. Small"
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If any Democratic president acted as President Trump has, he would have been removed from office long ago, and rightly so. Republicans impeached President Clinton when he lied about an illicit affair. But after four years, Republicans still have no problem with Trump’s lies.A year ago, Republicans refused to remove Trump from office for abuse of power. Accepting Trump’s behavior, they responded, "He learned his lesson," and "Let the people decide in November."The people elected Joe
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If any Democratic president acted as President Trump has, he would have been removed from office long ago, and rightly so. Republicans impeached President Clinton when he lied about an illicit affair. But after four years, Republicans still have no problem with Trump’s lies.
A year ago, Republicans refused to remove Trump from office for abuse of power. Accepting Trump’s behavior, they responded, "He learned his lesson," and "Let the people decide in November."
The people elected Joe Biden. Before the election, Trump claimed if he lost it would be a rigged election. After it, he claimed it was a stolen election, and dozens of tweets of newly discovered instances of fraud followed. Republicans accepted this Big Lie, a lie that would lead to a deadly insurrection against Congress two months later.
Trump questioned every step of the constitutional electoral process. Trump’s lawyers failed to provide evidence in dozens of election challenges. Sixty judges, several appointed by Trump, threw out case after case. Even the Supreme Court threw out the illegal Texas-led attempt, supported by Rep. Huizenga, to interfere in other states’ elections.
Despite statements by both parties’ state election officials, multiple recounts and AG William Barr saying there was no significant fraud, Trump’s followers and elected Republicans still questioned the validity of the election, especially in cities with large Black populations.
The only election-rigging proven to be true is Trump’s failed attempt to get Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to "find" 11,780 votes and "recalculate" Georgia’s count.
Trump became increasingly desperate after his lying and pressuring failed to stop the process. The congressional certification of the election was his last chance to "stop the steal." At his "Save America" rally, ending just before the certification vote, he incited his followers. Republican Congresswoman Chaney summed it best: "There’s no question the president formed the mob, the president incited the mob, the president addressed the mob. He lit the flame."
Even after the attempted Trump-inspired takeover of Congress, a huge majority of Republican representatives refused to certify the election!
Where does this leave us? With Vice President Pence’s refusal to pursue an Article 25 removal of Trump from office, the House of Representatives has impeached Trump a second time. There is clear evidence that Trump attempted to incite an insurrection.
To prevent further threats to our democracy, Trump should be removed from office permanently. Why are Republicans unwilling to do so as they continued to allow this now former president do whatever he wanted with impunity?
Republicans say removing Trump from office will divide us and invite violence by his followers. To say we must let Trump rule or there will be violence is blackmail. Allowing a violent mob to dictate to the majority is the end of our Republic.
Maybe, because a solid majority of the Republican Party still supports Trump, having transferred their loyalty from the Constitution to Trump, he could end the political career of any Republican who oppose him.
Finally, the ideology behind the Civil War and Trump’s Republican Party is white supremacy. By surrounding himself with white supremacist advisors, commenting there were some "fine" people among the neo-Nazis at Charlottesville, stating he loved the rioters, undermining of President Obama’s legitimacy, demonizing refugees, instigating policies against minorities, attacking those standing up for equal rights for minorities, Trump has made it perfectly clear that America is to be a White men’s country. Statements and actions by Trump’s mob storming the Capitol have reinforced this.
What a sad commentary it is that 225 years after our founding on the concept that "all are created equal" and 150 years after hundreds of thousands of Americans died in the struggle for freedom and equality, we now have white supremacy as the foundation of the Republican Party whose motto is "win at any cost." The price paid for all this winning is to be the loss of our democratic republic form of government.
White supremacy is a failed fascist ideology in direct contradiction with our pledge to pursue "liberty and justice for all." If the violence increases, who knows how high the death toll will go. We must not tolerate violence as part of our peaceful transfer of power. Therefore, we need to disavow and denounce white supremacy and permanently remove Trump from office.
— Don Bergman is a resident of Park Township.
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"If any Democratic president acted as President Trump has, he would have been removed from office long ago, and rightly so. Republicans impeached President Clinton when he lied about an illicit affair. But after four years, Republicans still have no problem with Trump’s lies.\nA year ago, Republicans refused to remove Trump from office for abuse of power. Accepting Trump’s behavior, they responded, \"He learned his lesson,\" and \"Let the people decide in November.\"\nThe people elected Joe Biden. Before the election, Trump claimed if he lost it would be a rigged election. After it, he claimed it was a stolen election, and dozens of tweets of newly discovered instances of fraud followed. Republicans accepted this Big Lie, a lie that would lead to a deadly insurrection against Congress two months later.\nTrump questioned every step of the constitutional electoral process. Trump’s lawyers failed to provide evidence in dozens of election challenges. Sixty judges, several appointed by Trump, threw out case after case. Even the Supreme Court threw out the illegal Texas-led attempt, supported by Rep. Huizenga, to interfere in other states’ elections.\nDespite statements by both parties’ state election officials, multiple recounts and AG William Barr saying there was no significant fraud, Trump’s followers and elected Republicans still questioned the validity of the election, especially in cities with large Black populations.\nThe only election-rigging proven to be true is Trump’s failed attempt to get Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to \"find\" 11,780 votes and \"recalculate\" Georgia’s count.\nTrump became increasingly desperate after his lying and pressuring failed to stop the process. The congressional certification of the election was his last chance to \"stop the steal.\" At his \"Save America\" rally, ending just before the certification vote, he incited his followers. Republican Congresswoman Chaney summed it best: \"There’s no question the president formed the mob, the president incited the mob, the president addressed the mob. He lit the flame.\"\nEven after the attempted Trump-inspired takeover of Congress, a huge majority of Republican representatives refused to certify the election!\nWhere does this leave us? With Vice President Pence’s refusal to pursue an Article 25 removal of Trump from office, the House of Representatives has impeached Trump a second time. There is clear evidence that Trump attempted to incite an insurrection.\nTo prevent further threats to our democracy, Trump should be removed from office permanently. Why are Republicans unwilling to do so as they continued to allow this now former president do whatever he wanted with impunity?\nRepublicans say removing Trump from office will divide us and invite violence by his followers. To say we must let Trump rule or there will be violence is blackmail. Allowing a violent mob to dictate to the majority is the end of our Republic.\nMaybe, because a solid majority of the Republican Party still supports Trump, having transferred their loyalty from the Constitution to Trump, he could end the political career of any Republican who oppose him.\nFinally, the ideology behind the Civil War and Trump’s Republican Party is white supremacy. By surrounding himself with white supremacist advisors, commenting there were some \"fine\" people among the neo-Nazis at Charlottesville, stating he loved the rioters, undermining of President Obama’s legitimacy, demonizing refugees, instigating policies against minorities, attacking those standing up for equal rights for minorities, Trump has made it perfectly clear that America is to be a White men’s country. Statements and actions by Trump’s mob storming the Capitol have reinforced this.\nWhat a sad commentary it is that 225 years after our founding on the concept that \"all are created equal\" and 150 years after hundreds of thousands of Americans died in the struggle for freedom and equality, we now have white supremacy as the foundation of the Republican Party whose motto is \"win at any cost.\" The price paid for all this winning is to be the loss of our democratic republic form of government.\nWhite supremacy is a failed fascist ideology in direct contradiction with our pledge to pursue \"liberty and justice for all.\" If the violence increases, who knows how high the death toll will go. We must not tolerate violence as part of our peaceful transfer of power. Therefore, we need to disavow and denounce white supremacy and permanently remove Trump from office.\n— Don Bergman is a resident of Park Township.",
"My Take: What if there are no consequences for Trump’s insurrection?",
"If any Democratic president acted as President Trump has, he would have been removed from office long ago, and rightly so. Republicans impeached President Clinton when he lied about an illicit affair. But after four years, Republicans still have no problem with Trump’s lies.A year ago, Republicans refused to remove Trump from office for abuse of power. Accepting Trump’s behavior, they responded, \"He learned his lesson,\" and \"Let the people decide in November.\"The people elected Joe"
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HILLSDALE — A Morenci man arrested Jan. 3 in the city of Hillsdale on a slew of criminal allegations appeared in the 2B District Court Monday for arraignment.Jeremy Scott Brown, 44, was charged with aggravated stalking, two counts of carrying a weapon with unlawful intent, two counts of malicious destruction of private property between $200-$1,000, malicious destruction of private property between $1,000-$20,000 and failing to report an accident.Officers with the Hillsdale City Police
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HILLSDALE — A Morenci man arrested Jan. 3 in the city of Hillsdale on a slew of criminal allegations appeared in the 2B District Court Monday for arraignment.
Jeremy Scott Brown, 44, was charged with aggravated stalking, two counts of carrying a weapon with unlawful intent, two counts of malicious destruction of private property between $200-$1,000, malicious destruction of private property between $1,000-$20,000 and failing to report an accident.
Officers with the Hillsdale City Police Department were alerted to an incident near the heart of downtown Hillsdale Jan. 3 where a woman reported someone had possibly thrown a rock through her window.
Responding officers, working off a vehicle description relayed by the 911 caller, immediately began searching the area for the suspect vehicle and located it a short distance away.
Further investigation showed the window of the victim’s car — later identified as Brown’s ex — had been shot out with a pellet rifle.
Brown had also hit a nearby pickup truck causing damage.
Brown will next appear in the 2B District Court for a probable cause conference Jan. 13, represented by a public defender.
Magistrate Jon-Paul Ruddell lowered Brown’s bond to $25,000 with 10-percent allowed for all three cases to which he later posted for his pretrial release from the Hillsdale County Jail.
Brown faces up to five years imprisonment if convicted as charged.
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"HILLSDALE — A Morenci man arrested Jan. 3 in the city of Hillsdale on a slew of criminal allegations appeared in the 2B District Court Monday for arraignment.\nJeremy Scott Brown, 44, was charged with aggravated stalking, two counts of carrying a weapon with unlawful intent, two counts of malicious destruction of private property between $200-$1,000, malicious destruction of private property between $1,000-$20,000 and failing to report an accident.\nOfficers with the Hillsdale City Police Department were alerted to an incident near the heart of downtown Hillsdale Jan. 3 where a woman reported someone had possibly thrown a rock through her window.\nResponding officers, working off a vehicle description relayed by the 911 caller, immediately began searching the area for the suspect vehicle and located it a short distance away.\nFurther investigation showed the window of the victim’s car — later identified as Brown’s ex — had been shot out with a pellet rifle.\nBrown had also hit a nearby pickup truck causing damage.\nBrown will next appear in the 2B District Court for a probable cause conference Jan. 13, represented by a public defender.\nMagistrate Jon-Paul Ruddell lowered Brown’s bond to $25,000 with 10-percent allowed for all three cases to which he later posted for his pretrial release from the Hillsdale County Jail.\nBrown faces up to five years imprisonment if convicted as charged.",
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"HILLSDALE — A Morenci man arrested Jan. 3 in the city of Hillsdale on a slew of criminal allegations appeared in the 2B District Court Monday for arraignment.Jeremy Scott Brown, 44, was charged with aggravated stalking, two counts of carrying a weapon with unlawful intent, two counts of malicious destruction of private property between $200-$1,000, malicious destruction of private property between $1,000-$20,000 and failing to report an accident.Officers with the Hillsdale City Police"
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James Michael Valerio notice to creditors
PAID PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF MICHIGAN
PROBATE COURT
MONROE COUNTY
NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Decedent’s Estate
FILE NO. 2020-0585-DE
Estate of
JAMES MICHAEL VALERIO
Decedent
Date of birth: 04/30/1959
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDITORS:
whose address(es) are unknown and whose interest in the matter may be barred or affected by the following:
The decedent died July 3, 2020.
An application for informal probate was filed by Anne L. Valerio, 13124 Dunlap Road, LaSalle, Michigan 48145.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Creditors of the decedent are notified that all CLAIMS against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Anne L. Valerio, named personal representative or proposed personal representative or to both the probate court at 106 East First Street, Monroe, Michigan 48161 and the named/proposed personal representative or to both the probate court at 106 East First Street, Monroe, Michigan 48161 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice.
Anne L. Valerio
Personal representative
13124 Dunlap Rd.
LaSalle, MI 48145
Timothy D. Churchill P38179
Attorney-at-Law
9042 Lewis Ave., P.O. Box 490
Temperance, MI 48182
(734) 847-8080
JANUARY 22, 2021
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"James Michael Valerio notice to creditors\nPAID PUBLIC NOTICE\nSTATE OF MICHIGAN\nPROBATE COURT\nMONROE COUNTY\nNOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE\nNOTICE TO CREDITORS\nDecedent’s Estate\nFILE NO. 2020-0585-DE\nEstate of\nJAMES MICHAEL VALERIO\nDecedent\nDate of birth: 04/30/1959\nTO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDITORS:\nwhose address(es) are unknown and whose interest in the matter may be barred or affected by the following:\nThe decedent died July 3, 2020.\nAn application for informal probate was filed by Anne L. Valerio, 13124 Dunlap Road, LaSalle, Michigan 48145.\nNOTICE TO CREDITORS: Creditors of the decedent are notified that all CLAIMS against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Anne L. Valerio, named personal representative or proposed personal representative or to both the probate court at 106 East First Street, Monroe, Michigan 48161 and the named/proposed personal representative or to both the probate court at 106 East First Street, Monroe, Michigan 48161 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice.\nAnne L. Valerio\nPersonal representative\n13124 Dunlap Rd.\nLaSalle, MI 48145\nTimothy D. Churchill P38179\nAttorney-at-Law\n9042 Lewis Ave., P.O. Box 490\nTemperance, MI 48182\n(734) 847-8080\nJANUARY 22, 2021",
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PAID PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF MICHIGAN
PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF MONROE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Decedent’s Estate
FILE NO. 2020-0455-DE
Estate of
VIOLA E. CONDRON
Date of birth: 09/07/1929
TO ALL CREDITORS:
NOTICE TO CREDTORS: The decedent, Viola E. Condron, died 09/08/2020.
Creditors of the decedent are notified that all CLAIMS against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Carolyn DeRouchie, personal representative, or to both the probate court at 106 E. First Street, Monroe, and the personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice.
Dated: 01-20-2021
Carolyn DeRouchie
Personal representative
3405 Harborview
Monroe, MI 48162
Peter K. Fales P34389
Attorney-at-Law
315 S. Monroe St.
Monroe, MI 48162
734-242-8040
JANUARY 28, 2021
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PAID PUBLIC NOTICE
ASH TOWNSHIP
PROPOSED REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 20, 2021 6:30 p.m.
The Ash Township Regular Board meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. in the Ready Road Hall by Supervisor Carmack.
Members present: Supervisor – Robin Carmack, Clerk – Michele Geiermann, Trustee – Jim Booth, and Trustee – Adam Grabetz.
Absent: Rob Schock.
Others present: William Godfroy - Township Attorney, Jim Vaslo – Township Manager, Jim Hollandsworth – Township Engineer, and 6 citizens.
Motion #3505Agenda Approval.
Motion by Carmack supported by Geiermann to approve the agenda as amended.
Voice vote taken. Motion carried.
Motion #3506Approval of Minutes.
Motion by Booth supported by Grabetz to approve the proposed Regular Meeting Minutes of 10/21/20, proposed Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting Minutes of 10/6/20, proposed Special Meeting Minutes of 10/13/20, and proposed Special Meeting Minutes of 12/29/20.
Voice vote taken. Motion carried.
Motion #3507Approval of Bills.
Motion by Booth supported by Grabetz to approve bills #1 through #109 in the amount of $221,456.84, from General Ledger Funds, Building Funds, Fire Equipment Funds, Fire Fund, Water Funds & Sewer Funds. Roll Call: 4-Yes 0-No. Motion carried.
Old Business.
Road Projects Estimates.
The Board received estimates from the MCRC for potential projects for the 2021 construction season. After a brief review it was the consensus of the Board that due to the fact that the 2021/2022 Budget has yet to be finalized, it would be difficult to approve any of the nine potential road projects at this time. The Board did affirm their intentions to finish the E. Newburg hard surface project that was delayed by a culvert project in 2020. No motion was offered.
Blight Update.
Attorney Godfroy gave a brief update to the Board on the Sledge blight issue. A Blight Remediation Agreement has been entered into by Mr. Sledge giving the Township authority to remove all blight related items and vehicles from the Indian Trail property. All associated cost will be borne by Mr. Sledge. No motion was offered.
New Business.
Manager Report.
There were no questions from the Board for Manager Vaslo. He did comment on the Pine Ridge water main project. Noting that all permits have been secured from the various agencies with jurisdiction over the project and it will be put out for bid this week. It is anticipated to have a bid opening on February 11, 2021, at Township Hall.
Michigan Gas Utility Franchise Agreement.
Attorney Godfroy asked for authority to contact MGU in order to discuss terms and conditions in the franchise agreement. With just a brief discussion, the follow motion was offered:
Motion #3508 To Table and Authorize.
Motion by Carmack supported by Geiermann to table the MGU’s Franchise Agreement and to authorize Attorney Godfroy to contact the utility regarding terms and conditions.
Voice vote taken. Motion carried.
Mr. Gerry Greca Zoning Complaint.
Mr. Greca, along with two of his neighbors, addressed the Board regarding property at 10240 Grafton Road. The three neighbors alleged that uses and activities are taking place on the property that are in violation of the Township’s zoning ordinance. They shared their concerns with the Board and requested that the Township take action to eliminate the unauthorized uses.
After a lengthy discussion, Attorney Godfroy was authorized to send Mr. Cheney a letter requesting a meeting to discuss the issue. After the discussion ended, the following motion was offered:
Motion #3509 To Authorize.
Motion by Carmack supported by Grabetz to authorize Attorney Godfroy to contact the owner of the property and arrange a meeting to discuss the allegations.
Voice vote taken. Motion carried.
Planning Commission Appointment.
Supervisor Carmack informed the Board that there is a vacancy on the Planning Commission and offered resident Chuck Colliert to fill the vacancy. With little discussion the following motion was offered:
Motion #3510 To Appoint.
Motion by Carmack supported by Booth to appoint Chuck Colliert to fill the vacancy on the Planning Commission.
Roll Call: 2-Yes 2-No (Geiermann, Grabetz). Motion failed.
Fair Chase Lawn Service Proposal.
The Township received a proposal for lawn service at various properties owned and maintained by the Township. Fair Chase is the current provider of lawn service to the Township and Manager Vaslo and Clerk Geiermann were both very satisfied with the quality of service. They both recommended entering into the new two-year contract. After a brief discussion, the following motion was offered:
Motion #3511To Approve.
Motion by Booth supported by Grabetz to approve the two, 2-year contacts, for Lawn Care and Fall Cleanup with Fair Chase Lawn Care for the 2021 and 2022 years.
Roll Call: 4-Yes 0-No. Motion carried.
Motor City Model Boat Club Request.
The Board received a request to use the pond at Unity Park for the 2021 season from the boat club who has used the park for the past four seasons. Manager Vaslo noted that the Township has received no complaints regarding the boat club and their use of the pond. With little discussion, the following motion was offered:
Motion #3512To Allow.
Motion by Grabetz supported by Geiermann to allow the Motor City Model Boat Club to use the pond at Unity Park for the 2021 season.
Voice vote taken. Motion carried.
Fire Department Needs for 2021.
Chief Fahnestock sent the Board a request for assistance with securing possible grants and alternative sources of funding to purchase needed equipment and vehicles in the future. Supervisor Carmack stated that he would contact the Chief and assist him in the efforts. No motion was offered.
Ready Road Truck Route.
The Township was asked by the MCRC to allow overweight trucks from the quarry in Berlin Township to use Ready Road, from Berlin Road to Telegraph Road, due to a new weight restriction on the Ready Road overpass on I-75. It was the unanimous consensus of the Board to deny the request and to have Attorney Godfroy convey that to the MCRC in the strongest possible terms. No motion was offered.
Proposed Water Rates.
Manager Vaslo stated that he was not prepared to make a recommendation on any potential water rate increase at this time. He asked to have the agenda item on next months agenda. No motion was offered.
202/2022 Budget Discussion.
Supervisor Carmack prepared a working draft of the 2021/2022 budget for the Board to review. Due to Covid-19 restriction and the lack of Board meetings over the past few months, the Board was not prepared to discuss the budget at this meeting. The Board was asked to review the draft and offer any suggestions over the next month. A 6:00pm Special Board Meeting will be scheduled for February 17, 2021, to further refine the budget numbers. No motion was offered.
Communications/Information.
None.
Citizen Comments.
With no further business in front of the Board the following motion was offered:
Motion #3513 Meeting Adjourn.
Motion by Booth supported by Carmack to adjourn the meeting at 7:40 p.m.
Vote voice taken. Motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Michele Geiermann
Ash Township Clerk
JANUARY 25, 2021
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"Ash Township 1/20/2021 meeting minutes\nPAID PUBLIC NOTICE\nASH TOWNSHIP\nPROPOSED REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES\nJanuary 20, 2021 6:30 p.m.\nThe Ash Township Regular Board meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. in the Ready Road Hall by Supervisor Carmack.\nMembers present: Supervisor – Robin Carmack, Clerk – Michele Geiermann, Trustee – Jim Booth, and Trustee – Adam Grabetz.\nAbsent: Rob Schock.\nOthers present: William Godfroy - Township Attorney, Jim Vaslo – Township Manager, Jim Hollandsworth – Township Engineer, and 6 citizens.\nMotion #3505Agenda Approval.\nMotion by Carmack supported by Geiermann to approve the agenda as amended.\nVoice vote taken. Motion carried.\nMotion #3506Approval of Minutes.\nMotion by Booth supported by Grabetz to approve the proposed Regular Meeting Minutes of 10/21/20, proposed Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting Minutes of 10/6/20, proposed Special Meeting Minutes of 10/13/20, and proposed Special Meeting Minutes of 12/29/20.\nVoice vote taken. Motion carried.\nMotion #3507Approval of Bills.\nMotion by Booth supported by Grabetz to approve bills #1 through #109 in the amount of $221,456.84, from General Ledger Funds, Building Funds, Fire Equipment Funds, Fire Fund, Water Funds & Sewer Funds. Roll Call: 4-Yes 0-No. Motion carried.\nOld Business.\nRoad Projects Estimates.\nThe Board received estimates from the MCRC for potential projects for the 2021 construction season. After a brief review it was the consensus of the Board that due to the fact that the 2021/2022 Budget has yet to be finalized, it would be difficult to approve any of the nine potential road projects at this time. The Board did affirm their intentions to finish the E. Newburg hard surface project that was delayed by a culvert project in 2020. No motion was offered.\nBlight Update.\nAttorney Godfroy gave a brief update to the Board on the Sledge blight issue. A Blight Remediation Agreement has been entered into by Mr. Sledge giving the Township authority to remove all blight related items and vehicles from the Indian Trail property. All associated cost will be borne by Mr. Sledge. No motion was offered.\nNew Business.\nManager Report.\nThere were no questions from the Board for Manager Vaslo. He did comment on the Pine Ridge water main project. Noting that all permits have been secured from the various agencies with jurisdiction over the project and it will be put out for bid this week. It is anticipated to have a bid opening on February 11, 2021, at Township Hall.\nMichigan Gas Utility Franchise Agreement.\nAttorney Godfroy asked for authority to contact MGU in order to discuss terms and conditions in the franchise agreement. With just a brief discussion, the follow motion was offered:\nMotion #3508 To Table and Authorize.\nMotion by Carmack supported by Geiermann to table the MGU’s Franchise Agreement and to authorize Attorney Godfroy to contact the utility regarding terms and conditions.\nVoice vote taken. Motion carried.\nMr. Gerry Greca Zoning Complaint.\nMr. Greca, along with two of his neighbors, addressed the Board regarding property at 10240 Grafton Road. The three neighbors alleged that uses and activities are taking place on the property that are in violation of the Township’s zoning ordinance. They shared their concerns with the Board and requested that the Township take action to eliminate the unauthorized uses.\nAfter a lengthy discussion, Attorney Godfroy was authorized to send Mr. Cheney a letter requesting a meeting to discuss the issue. After the discussion ended, the following motion was offered:\nMotion #3509 To Authorize.\nMotion by Carmack supported by Grabetz to authorize Attorney Godfroy to contact the owner of the property and arrange a meeting to discuss the allegations.\nVoice vote taken. Motion carried.\nPlanning Commission Appointment.\nSupervisor Carmack informed the Board that there is a vacancy on the Planning Commission and offered resident Chuck Colliert to fill the vacancy. With little discussion the following motion was offered:\nMotion #3510 To Appoint.\nMotion by Carmack supported by Booth to appoint Chuck Colliert to fill the vacancy on the Planning Commission.\nRoll Call: 2-Yes 2-No (Geiermann, Grabetz). Motion failed.\nFair Chase Lawn Service Proposal.\nThe Township received a proposal for lawn service at various properties owned and maintained by the Township. Fair Chase is the current provider of lawn service to the Township and Manager Vaslo and Clerk Geiermann were both very satisfied with the quality of service. They both recommended entering into the new two-year contract. After a brief discussion, the following motion was offered:\nMotion #3511To Approve.\nMotion by Booth supported by Grabetz to approve the two, 2-year contacts, for Lawn Care and Fall Cleanup with Fair Chase Lawn Care for the 2021 and 2022 years.\nRoll Call: 4-Yes 0-No. Motion carried.\nMotor City Model Boat Club Request.\nThe Board received a request to use the pond at Unity Park for the 2021 season from the boat club who has used the park for the past four seasons. Manager Vaslo noted that the Township has received no complaints regarding the boat club and their use of the pond. With little discussion, the following motion was offered:\nMotion #3512To Allow.\nMotion by Grabetz supported by Geiermann to allow the Motor City Model Boat Club to use the pond at Unity Park for the 2021 season.\nVoice vote taken. Motion carried.\nFire Department Needs for 2021.\nChief Fahnestock sent the Board a request for assistance with securing possible grants and alternative sources of funding to purchase needed equipment and vehicles in the future. Supervisor Carmack stated that he would contact the Chief and assist him in the efforts. No motion was offered.\nReady Road Truck Route.\nThe Township was asked by the MCRC to allow overweight trucks from the quarry in Berlin Township to use Ready Road, from Berlin Road to Telegraph Road, due to a new weight restriction on the Ready Road overpass on I-75. It was the unanimous consensus of the Board to deny the request and to have Attorney Godfroy convey that to the MCRC in the strongest possible terms. No motion was offered.\nProposed Water Rates.\nManager Vaslo stated that he was not prepared to make a recommendation on any potential water rate increase at this time. He asked to have the agenda item on next months agenda. No motion was offered.\n202/2022 Budget Discussion.\nSupervisor Carmack prepared a working draft of the 2021/2022 budget for the Board to review. Due to Covid-19 restriction and the lack of Board meetings over the past few months, the Board was not prepared to discuss the budget at this meeting. The Board was asked to review the draft and offer any suggestions over the next month. A 6:00pm Special Board Meeting will be scheduled for February 17, 2021, to further refine the budget numbers. No motion was offered.\nCommunications/Information.\nNone.\nCitizen Comments.\nWith no further business in front of the Board the following motion was offered:\nMotion #3513 Meeting Adjourn.\nMotion by Booth supported by Carmack to adjourn the meeting at 7:40 p.m.\nVote voice taken. Motion carried.\nRespectfully Submitted,\nMichele Geiermann\nAsh Township Clerk\nJANUARY 25, 2021",
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HILLSDALE — A mostly new board of county commissioners held their first regular business meeting Tuesday morning to discuss a number of agenda items.With four of the five commissioners being new to the board with the exception of Chairman Mark Wiley, one of the main topics of discussion was the county’s plan to merge all three of the court rooms into the main courthouse building.This project began years ago when the county purchased the former Hillsdale Daily News building on
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HILLSDALE — A mostly new board of county commissioners held their first regular business meeting Tuesday morning to discuss a number of agenda items.
With four of the five commissioners being new to the board with the exception of Chairman Mark Wiley, one of the main topics of discussion was the county’s plan to merge all three of the court rooms into the main courthouse building.
This project began years ago when the county purchased the former Hillsdale Daily News building on McCollum Street in the city of Hillsdale and renovated the building in order to move many of the county offices from the main courthouse to make room for the 2B District Court and its staff which currently reside in the courthouse annex building.
The county offices building now houses the county treasurer, commissioners and other non-court related staff. The prosecutor’s office, which was formerly located on the second floor of the annex building, was moved into the main county courthouse.
Commissioner Doug Ingles, who was sworn in at the first of the year, hit the ground running and took a tour of current construction projects taking place at the historic courthouse and spoke with the county’s facilities director.
Ingles informed the board Tuesday that while the initial scope of the project had estimates around $30,000 to complete renovations of the historic building, change orders and other additions since then have led to the county spending $80,000 to date with additional funding needed to complete the merger.
Ingles also said that additions to the court staff at 2B District Court meant the county did not have enough space between the historic courthouse and the county offices building to house everyone.
"There’s many challenges yet and pieces in motion that are very difficult to overcome," Ingles said.
Much of the overages stem from having to replace outdated faulty electrical wiring and plans to remove a load bearing wall to make room for another courtroom.
The ceiling near the wall needs to be removed so an engineer can come back in to determine how the project should be braced and designed without the load bearing wall so that the third floor does not collapse to the second floor, Ingles said.
And with still more wiring that will need replaced, the commissioners determined that it was difficult to ascertain what the final version of the project would look like or how much additional funding would be needed.
Commissioner Kathy Schmitt wanted additional information on the "extra" employees that were not accounted for during initial planning and that the county does not have space for.
Wiley said the court must have added personnel without the commissioners’ knowledge.
Ingles said there was also a delay in that the facilities department was short handed and is often called away from renovations to maintain one of the county’s other 15 buildings including snow or ice removal services.
These issues combined and the fact that the county has already spent more than double the cost of initial estimates have brought the timeline on the merger into question, Ingles said.
Wiley moved to remind the commissioners that the county was counting on the money from the sale of the annex building to offset costs of renovations.
However, the annex building cannot be sold until all personnel and offices are relocated and the building is empty.
The county also took on overages when renovating the county offices building.
Ingles said the facilities director requested another $25,000 to keep renovations moving forward, but the commissioners took no direct action Tuesday to allocate those funds.
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"HILLSDALE — A mostly new board of county commissioners held their first regular business meeting Tuesday morning to discuss a number of agenda items.\nWith four of the five commissioners being new to the board with the exception of Chairman Mark Wiley, one of the main topics of discussion was the county’s plan to merge all three of the court rooms into the main courthouse building.\nThis project began years ago when the county purchased the former Hillsdale Daily News building on McCollum Street in the city of Hillsdale and renovated the building in order to move many of the county offices from the main courthouse to make room for the 2B District Court and its staff which currently reside in the courthouse annex building.\nThe county offices building now houses the county treasurer, commissioners and other non-court related staff. The prosecutor’s office, which was formerly located on the second floor of the annex building, was moved into the main county courthouse.\nCommissioner Doug Ingles, who was sworn in at the first of the year, hit the ground running and took a tour of current construction projects taking place at the historic courthouse and spoke with the county’s facilities director.\nIngles informed the board Tuesday that while the initial scope of the project had estimates around $30,000 to complete renovations of the historic building, change orders and other additions since then have led to the county spending $80,000 to date with additional funding needed to complete the merger.\nIngles also said that additions to the court staff at 2B District Court meant the county did not have enough space between the historic courthouse and the county offices building to house everyone.\n\"There’s many challenges yet and pieces in motion that are very difficult to overcome,\" Ingles said.\nMuch of the overages stem from having to replace outdated faulty electrical wiring and plans to remove a load bearing wall to make room for another courtroom.\nThe ceiling near the wall needs to be removed so an engineer can come back in to determine how the project should be braced and designed without the load bearing wall so that the third floor does not collapse to the second floor, Ingles said.\nAnd with still more wiring that will need replaced, the commissioners determined that it was difficult to ascertain what the final version of the project would look like or how much additional funding would be needed.\nCommissioner Kathy Schmitt wanted additional information on the \"extra\" employees that were not accounted for during initial planning and that the county does not have space for.\nWiley said the court must have added personnel without the commissioners’ knowledge.\nIngles said there was also a delay in that the facilities department was short handed and is often called away from renovations to maintain one of the county’s other 15 buildings including snow or ice removal services.\nThese issues combined and the fact that the county has already spent more than double the cost of initial estimates have brought the timeline on the merger into question, Ingles said.\nWiley moved to remind the commissioners that the county was counting on the money from the sale of the annex building to offset costs of renovations.\nHowever, the annex building cannot be sold until all personnel and offices are relocated and the building is empty.\nThe county also took on overages when renovating the county offices building.\nIngles said the facilities director requested another $25,000 to keep renovations moving forward, but the commissioners took no direct action Tuesday to allocate those funds.",
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"HILLSDALE — A mostly new board of county commissioners held their first regular business meeting Tuesday morning to discuss a number of agenda items.With four of the five commissioners being new to the board with the exception of Chairman Mark Wiley, one of the main topics of discussion was the county’s plan to merge all three of the court rooms into the main courthouse building.This project began years ago when the county purchased the former Hillsdale Daily News building on"
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Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****It’s been about 30 years, give or take a decade, since I lived in a college apartment so I’d forgotten just how disgusting they can be. I’d forgotten about the abundance of hair on the bathroom floor that could make you wonder if the room was carpeted. I’d blocked out the memory of the takeout food in the fridge that was so old it had turned into an alien species with legs. And I’d erased the visual of
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*****
It’s been about 30 years, give or take a decade, since I lived in a college apartment so I’d forgotten just how disgusting they can be. I’d forgotten about the abundance of hair on the bathroom floor that could make you wonder if the room was carpeted. I’d blocked out the memory of the takeout food in the fridge that was so old it had turned into an alien species with legs. And I’d erased the visual of dirty clothes piled up so high in the closets, on the bed and on the floor that you were amazed everyone wasn’t sitting around naked for lack of something clean to wear.
But it all came crashing back to me when I went to visit my son at school.
“You remember that bottle of Mr. Clean I bought you?” I asked my son when I peeked into his bathroom.
“Yes.”
“You do know he doesn’t personally come and clean your bathroom for you, right?” I commented.
He rolled his eyes.
I opened the refrigerator.
“Is someone here sick?” I wondered.
“No, why?”
“I see you’re growing penicillin in the refrigerator,” I remarked, removing a former food item that was now green and growing hair.
I did actually remember teaching him to make his bed, clean his room, do the dishes and basically live like a human being. However, sometime between high school and college, he seemed to have forgotten everything he learned and morphed into someone who could have his own reality show on TLC. Personally he was clean-shaven and well-dressed, and his two roommates all looked clean and put together, too. But their apartment was such a disaster site I was worried there might actually be a fourth roommate that was unaccounted for buried underneath the mess.
It was then that I noticed a large lump on the couch under a blanket. Maybe there really was another person here. Would they even know if that person was alive? Could my son and his friends be harboring a dead body under all this chaos? I had to know.
“What’s that?” I asked pointing to the lump on the couch.
“It’s a blanket,” responded my son.
“No. What’s UNDER the blanket?”
The three roommates all looked nervously at the lump on the couch.
“It’s nothing,” said one of my son’s friends.
Calmly I walked over to the couch, closed my eyes and whisked the blanket off the lump. I looked down and saw a pile of dirty pots and pans.
The guys all stared at me.
“Why are there dirty pots and pans on your couch?” I asked.
“There wasn’t room in the sink so we hid them,” said my son.
“Why? I wondered.
My son shrugged. “We didn’t want you to think we were slobs.”
You can follow Tracy on Twitter @TracyBeckerman and become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LostinSuburbiaFanPage.
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"Columns share an author’s personal perspective.\n*****\nIt’s been about 30 years, give or take a decade, since I lived in a college apartment so I’d forgotten just how disgusting they can be. I’d forgotten about the abundance of hair on the bathroom floor that could make you wonder if the room was carpeted. I’d blocked out the memory of the takeout food in the fridge that was so old it had turned into an alien species with legs. And I’d erased the visual of dirty clothes piled up so high in the closets, on the bed and on the floor that you were amazed everyone wasn’t sitting around naked for lack of something clean to wear.\nBut it all came crashing back to me when I went to visit my son at school.\n“You remember that bottle of Mr. Clean I bought you?” I asked my son when I peeked into his bathroom.\n“Yes.”\n“You do know he doesn’t personally come and clean your bathroom for you, right?” I commented.\nHe rolled his eyes.\nI opened the refrigerator.\n“Is someone here sick?” I wondered.\n“No, why?”\n“I see you’re growing penicillin in the refrigerator,” I remarked, removing a former food item that was now green and growing hair.\nI did actually remember teaching him to make his bed, clean his room, do the dishes and basically live like a human being. However, sometime between high school and college, he seemed to have forgotten everything he learned and morphed into someone who could have his own reality show on TLC. Personally he was clean-shaven and well-dressed, and his two roommates all looked clean and put together, too. But their apartment was such a disaster site I was worried there might actually be a fourth roommate that was unaccounted for buried underneath the mess.\nIt was then that I noticed a large lump on the couch under a blanket. Maybe there really was another person here. Would they even know if that person was alive? Could my son and his friends be harboring a dead body under all this chaos? I had to know.\n“What’s that?” I asked pointing to the lump on the couch.\n“It’s a blanket,” responded my son.\n“No. What’s UNDER the blanket?”\nThe three roommates all looked nervously at the lump on the couch.\n“It’s nothing,” said one of my son’s friends.\nCalmly I walked over to the couch, closed my eyes and whisked the blanket off the lump. I looked down and saw a pile of dirty pots and pans.\nThe guys all stared at me.\n“Why are there dirty pots and pans on your couch?” I asked.\n“There wasn’t room in the sink so we hid them,” said my son.\n“Why? I wondered.\nMy son shrugged. “We didn’t want you to think we were slobs.”\nYou can follow Tracy on Twitter @TracyBeckerman and become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LostinSuburbiaFanPage.",
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"Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****It’s been about 30 years, give or take a decade, since I lived in a college apartment so I’d forgotten just how disgusting they can be. I’d forgotten about the abundance of hair on the bathroom floor that could make you wonder if the room was carpeted. I’d blocked out the memory of the takeout food in the fridge that was so old it had turned into an alien species with legs. And I’d erased the visual of"
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Michigan allows wrestling teams to hold non-contact workouts. Here’s how Monroe County Region teams are following up.
When it comes to contact sports, it’s hard to find one with more contact than wrestling.
The nature of the sport puts competitors in contact with each other for the majority of the match.
That is not a good thing during a pandemic.
"I am a more cautious person," said New Boston Huron wrestling coach Jake Shulaw. "I am super concerned with the way things are spread in our sport. We have trouble with ringworm. Wrestling is such a contact sport."
Vermont and Connecticut have canceled high school wrestling for the 2020-21 school year and it remains on hold in a dozen other states, including Michigan.
But there is some hope for wrestlers.
Wrestling season has started in 36 states, including Ohio. Colleges are holding wrestling matches.
Here in Monroe County, wrestlers and their coaches are waiting out the latest state shutdown and hoping for the best.
"I can’t even practice yet," Monroe High coach Jordan Mayes said Monday. "I feel bad for the kids. Even if they would allow non-contact practices, that would help. The kids need some sort of normalcy."
Monroe has been stricter than most school districts in the return to sports.
State guidelines allowed wrestling teams to hold non-contact workouts beginning late last week.
"We just started lifting and conditioning again," said Bedford coach Kevin Vogel. "It’s a lot of the usual preseason stuff we do as far as getting the lungs back in shape. Luckily for us, most of our guys were pretty disciplined as far as staying on lifting programs in the offseason."
The challenge for coaches has been designing effective practices where wrestlers maintain social distance.
"There are a few things you can do, but not a ton," Vogel said. "We can go into the (practice) room and do a few things now, but we can’t have contact. You have to be spread out and have social distancing. We rotate and have some guys in the room and some out exercising."
Huron has been holding parts of its practices outdoors.
Shalaw said some families are nervous about COVID-19. He has just 12 wrestlers out for the team this year. The Chiefs normally have around 30 on their roster.
St. Mary Catholic Central coach Nick Eby says his team has been using a 120-pound wrestling dummy to work on moves in practice.
"We spend some time jumping rope and working on stances," he said. "There is not a lot you can do without contact. … But it’s been good for them, especially since some of them are a little out of shape. It’s good to get back to conditioning."
Getting athletes into wrestling shape is a concern for coaches.
"We’re supposed to start live wrestling on Feb. 1," Vogel said. "A week later, we start competition."
If competition does begin early next month, it will look a lot different than previous years.
No more than four teams will be able to compete in a meet, referees will not be lifting a wrestler’s hand after a victory and everyone will wear masks – even when they are competing.
Michigan is believed to be the only state to mandate masks during matches.
"That’s another big hurdle," Mayes said. "I don’t know how that will play out. Some kids get claustrophobic already. Their anxiety could go through the roof when they have a mask covering their nose and mouth and their head gets buried."
Mayes believes requiring a mask during matches is a bit extreme.
"I understand putting safety measures in place, but even the longest possible match is under the 15 minutes of close contact recommended," he said.
Restrictions or not, wrestlers just want to get on the mat.
"It’s been frustrating," Vogel said. "I’ve had to redo my schedule from scratch five times this season. They give us dates and the kids get hopeful, then a couple of days before we start they postpone and the kids are let down again."
It’s been difficult, but the inherent toughness of wrestlers is carrying them through.
"I told my guys, ‘We’re wrestlers. We’ll adapt to whatever they throw at us.’" Vogel said. "I just want our guys to be able to compete and our seniors to be able to have a full season and complete their senior year. I want them to have the same chances every other kid has had."
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"Michigan allows wrestling teams to hold non-contact workouts. Here’s how Monroe County Region teams are following up.\nWhen it comes to contact sports, it’s hard to find one with more contact than wrestling.\nThe nature of the sport puts competitors in contact with each other for the majority of the match.\nThat is not a good thing during a pandemic.\n\"I am a more cautious person,\" said New Boston Huron wrestling coach Jake Shulaw. \"I am super concerned with the way things are spread in our sport. We have trouble with ringworm. Wrestling is such a contact sport.\"\nVermont and Connecticut have canceled high school wrestling for the 2020-21 school year and it remains on hold in a dozen other states, including Michigan.\nBut there is some hope for wrestlers.\nWrestling season has started in 36 states, including Ohio. Colleges are holding wrestling matches.\nHere in Monroe County, wrestlers and their coaches are waiting out the latest state shutdown and hoping for the best.\n\"I can’t even practice yet,\" Monroe High coach Jordan Mayes said Monday. \"I feel bad for the kids. Even if they would allow non-contact practices, that would help. The kids need some sort of normalcy.\"\nMonroe has been stricter than most school districts in the return to sports.\nState guidelines allowed wrestling teams to hold non-contact workouts beginning late last week.\n\"We just started lifting and conditioning again,\" said Bedford coach Kevin Vogel. \"It’s a lot of the usual preseason stuff we do as far as getting the lungs back in shape. Luckily for us, most of our guys were pretty disciplined as far as staying on lifting programs in the offseason.\"\nThe challenge for coaches has been designing effective practices where wrestlers maintain social distance.\n\"There are a few things you can do, but not a ton,\" Vogel said. \"We can go into the (practice) room and do a few things now, but we can’t have contact. You have to be spread out and have social distancing. We rotate and have some guys in the room and some out exercising.\"\nHuron has been holding parts of its practices outdoors.\nShalaw said some families are nervous about COVID-19. He has just 12 wrestlers out for the team this year. The Chiefs normally have around 30 on their roster.\nSt. Mary Catholic Central coach Nick Eby says his team has been using a 120-pound wrestling dummy to work on moves in practice.\n\"We spend some time jumping rope and working on stances,\" he said. \"There is not a lot you can do without contact. … But it’s been good for them, especially since some of them are a little out of shape. It’s good to get back to conditioning.\"\nGetting athletes into wrestling shape is a concern for coaches.\n\"We’re supposed to start live wrestling on Feb. 1,\" Vogel said. \"A week later, we start competition.\"\nIf competition does begin early next month, it will look a lot different than previous years.\nNo more than four teams will be able to compete in a meet, referees will not be lifting a wrestler’s hand after a victory and everyone will wear masks – even when they are competing.\nMichigan is believed to be the only state to mandate masks during matches.\n\"That’s another big hurdle,\" Mayes said. \"I don’t know how that will play out. Some kids get claustrophobic already. Their anxiety could go through the roof when they have a mask covering their nose and mouth and their head gets buried.\"\nMayes believes requiring a mask during matches is a bit extreme.\n\"I understand putting safety measures in place, but even the longest possible match is under the 15 minutes of close contact recommended,\" he said.\nRestrictions or not, wrestlers just want to get on the mat.\n\"It’s been frustrating,\" Vogel said. \"I’ve had to redo my schedule from scratch five times this season. They give us dates and the kids get hopeful, then a couple of days before we start they postpone and the kids are let down again.\"\nIt’s been difficult, but the inherent toughness of wrestlers is carrying them through.\n\"I told my guys, ‘We’re wrestlers. We’ll adapt to whatever they throw at us.’\" Vogel said. \"I just want our guys to be able to compete and our seniors to be able to have a full season and complete their senior year. I want them to have the same chances every other kid has had.\"",
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JONESVILLE - NASCAR is considered the most exciting series in which to attend a race, since fans are seldom left without a view of their favorite cars, or the chance to meet the drivers.Fans say the views of the cars and the racing is unparalleled in any other motorsport, and the Wolff family of Jonesville is among those who locally follow the sport.Diane Wolff takes pride in sharing her husband Chad Wolff's encounter with Richard Petty and a few other NASCAR stars. Her son, Chad Wolff Jr., now
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JONESVILLE - NASCAR is considered the most exciting series in which to attend a race, since fans are seldom left without a view of their favorite cars, or the chance to meet the drivers.
Fans say the views of the cars and the racing is unparalleled in any other motorsport, and the Wolff family of Jonesville is among those who locally follow the sport.
Diane Wolff takes pride in sharing her husband Chad Wolff's encounter with Richard Petty and a few other NASCAR stars. Her son, Chad Wolff Jr., now 25, also met Rusty Wallace at a Boy Scout fundraiser in Jackson years ago. Since her husband was a Scout leader at the time, opportunities to meet drivers sometimes came during road cleanups at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Other opportunities came through work endeavors.
"My son was 12 in 2007 when he met Rusty," Diane Wolff said. "Twelve years later, he took the photo to a charity fundraiser in 2019 and had Rusty sign a copy of the photo."
Chad Wolff Sr. works for Ferguson Enterprises Inc. in Jackson. This year will be his 25th anniversary at that location. It was the Gage Company when he hired in, but Ferguson bought them out and gave Gage associates their seniority, Diane Wolff explained.
Ferguson is the largest wholesaler in the plumbing industry with headquarters in Newport News, Va. They have business in the United Kingdom, too.
"Ferguson buys up the competition and that’s why they are No. 1," she said.
Chad Wolff Sr. went to Bend, Ore., and worked for several months when they were buying up Familian Northwest Inc., to help in acquisition, transition and training of their staff in early 2000. It was around that time that he met Richard Petty.
"He met Richard Petty at a race in Richmond, Virginia in mid to late 2000 in the skybox area during a Ferguson meet and greet session," Diane Wolff said. "Kyle Petty was to be there, but for some reason he didn’t show. And Richard wasn’t going to disappoint those that were there. Richard is a peach of a human, very down to earth, and just a great guy. Richard signed one of the 43 Ferguson cars. Ferguson used to be a sponsor of the 43 car."
The senior Chad Wolff said that since the company sponsored car number 43, "it made it easy to do things.
"At that event, Richard made time in his day to make sure he spoke with everyone," Wolff said. "With three of us left waiting in line, he stayed till everybody went through."
In addition to that signed car, Wolff said he has a few other memorabilia items like the ticket stubs of the first big race he and his son attended - a Charlotte and Richmond event.
Chad Wolff Jr., 25, lives in Toledo, Ohio. He moved there in 2015 to work for Norfolk Southern. He was working as a train conductor until he got laid off in the fall of 2019. He is working for Toledo Tool and Die now. He is an Eagle Scout from years in scouting with Jonesville Troop 247. His project was providing benches for the walking trail at the Senior Center in 2013.
"He met Rusty Wallace at a Boy Scout fundraiser at the Jackson Country Club on Aug. 17, 2007," Diane Wolff said. "NASCAR used to hold that charity event annually there for the Boy Scouts. My husband bought a pair of gloves from that event that had been worn by Clint Bowyer."
In 2019, MIS had their charity event and Rusty Wallace was one of the featured celebrities. Chad Wolff Jr. took a copy of his photo and staff arranged for Wallace to sign it.
"They didn’t allow one-on-one meeting like what was done at the Boy Scout event in 2007," she added. "But staff were cool about getting it signed for him."
Chad Wolff Jr. said it was an experience meeting all of the celebrities "because one, they are some of the greatest to race, helping shape Nascar over the years, and two, having Rusty sign a picture that we got 12 years prior was great."
That same weekend he met other legendary race car drivers such as Bobby Allison and Kevin Harvick, to name a few.
"Darrell Waltrip, Bill Elliott and Rusty Wallace, all three, left the biggest impression as the stories they talked about both make them seem great, while also showing they are just like you and me," Chad Wolff Jr. said. "They showed what it took to get to where they got, and just like anyone, their dreams weren't just given to them, they had to work for it."
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"JONESVILLE - NASCAR is considered the most exciting series in which to attend a race, since fans are seldom left without a view of their favorite cars, or the chance to meet the drivers.\nFans say the views of the cars and the racing is unparalleled in any other motorsport, and the Wolff family of Jonesville is among those who locally follow the sport.\nDiane Wolff takes pride in sharing her husband Chad Wolff's encounter with Richard Petty and a few other NASCAR stars. Her son, Chad Wolff Jr., now 25, also met Rusty Wallace at a Boy Scout fundraiser in Jackson years ago. Since her husband was a Scout leader at the time, opportunities to meet drivers sometimes came during road cleanups at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Other opportunities came through work endeavors.\n\"My son was 12 in 2007 when he met Rusty,\" Diane Wolff said. \"Twelve years later, he took the photo to a charity fundraiser in 2019 and had Rusty sign a copy of the photo.\"\nChad Wolff Sr. works for Ferguson Enterprises Inc. in Jackson. This year will be his 25th anniversary at that location. It was the Gage Company when he hired in, but Ferguson bought them out and gave Gage associates their seniority, Diane Wolff explained.\nFerguson is the largest wholesaler in the plumbing industry with headquarters in Newport News, Va. They have business in the United Kingdom, too.\n\"Ferguson buys up the competition and that’s why they are No. 1,\" she said.\nChad Wolff Sr. went to Bend, Ore., and worked for several months when they were buying up Familian Northwest Inc., to help in acquisition, transition and training of their staff in early 2000. It was around that time that he met Richard Petty.\n\"He met Richard Petty at a race in Richmond, Virginia in mid to late 2000 in the skybox area during a Ferguson meet and greet session,\" Diane Wolff said. \"Kyle Petty was to be there, but for some reason he didn’t show. And Richard wasn’t going to disappoint those that were there. Richard is a peach of a human, very down to earth, and just a great guy. Richard signed one of the 43 Ferguson cars. Ferguson used to be a sponsor of the 43 car.\"\nThe senior Chad Wolff said that since the company sponsored car number 43, \"it made it easy to do things.\n\"At that event, Richard made time in his day to make sure he spoke with everyone,\" Wolff said. \"With three of us left waiting in line, he stayed till everybody went through.\"\nIn addition to that signed car, Wolff said he has a few other memorabilia items like the ticket stubs of the first big race he and his son attended - a Charlotte and Richmond event.\nChad Wolff Jr., 25, lives in Toledo, Ohio. He moved there in 2015 to work for Norfolk Southern. He was working as a train conductor until he got laid off in the fall of 2019. He is working for Toledo Tool and Die now. He is an Eagle Scout from years in scouting with Jonesville Troop 247. His project was providing benches for the walking trail at the Senior Center in 2013.\n\"He met Rusty Wallace at a Boy Scout fundraiser at the Jackson Country Club on Aug. 17, 2007,\" Diane Wolff said. \"NASCAR used to hold that charity event annually there for the Boy Scouts. My husband bought a pair of gloves from that event that had been worn by Clint Bowyer.\"\nIn 2019, MIS had their charity event and Rusty Wallace was one of the featured celebrities. Chad Wolff Jr. took a copy of his photo and staff arranged for Wallace to sign it.\n\"They didn’t allow one-on-one meeting like what was done at the Boy Scout event in 2007,\" she added. \"But staff were cool about getting it signed for him.\"\nChad Wolff Jr. said it was an experience meeting all of the celebrities \"because one, they are some of the greatest to race, helping shape Nascar over the years, and two, having Rusty sign a picture that we got 12 years prior was great.\"\nThat same weekend he met other legendary race car drivers such as Bobby Allison and Kevin Harvick, to name a few.\n\"Darrell Waltrip, Bill Elliott and Rusty Wallace, all three, left the biggest impression as the stories they talked about both make them seem great, while also showing they are just like you and me,\" Chad Wolff Jr. said. \"They showed what it took to get to where they got, and just like anyone, their dreams weren't just given to them, they had to work for it.\"",
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"JONESVILLE - NASCAR is considered the most exciting series in which to attend a race, since fans are seldom left without a view of their favorite cars, or the chance to meet the drivers.Fans say the views of the cars and the racing is unparalleled in any other motorsport, and the Wolff family of Jonesville is among those who locally follow the sport.Diane Wolff takes pride in sharing her husband Chad Wolff's encounter with Richard Petty and a few other NASCAR stars. Her son, Chad Wolff Jr., now"
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OTTAWA COUNTY — Local school leaders say a bill from an area representative, which was recently signed into law, will be a huge help in combating a shortage of substitute teachers that has been magnified by COVID-19.Rep. Jim Lilly sponsored House Bill 4694 and received bipartisan support in both the state’s House of Representatives and Senate. The bill was signed into law as Public Act 267 of 2020 by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday, Dec. 29.The act allows recently retired teachers
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OTTAWA COUNTY — Local school leaders say a bill from an area representative, which was recently signed into law, will be a huge help in combating a shortage of substitute teachers that has been magnified by COVID-19.
Rep. Jim Lilly sponsored House Bill 4694 and received bipartisan support in both the state’s House of Representatives and Senate. The bill was signed into law as Public Act 267 of 2020 by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday, Dec. 29.
The act allows recently retired teachers and other school staff to return to classrooms and other roles as substitutes without losing their retirement benefits during the ongoing critical sub shortage.
"Throughout our state there are school districts struggling to continue in-person education because they don’t have enough bus drivers to cover their routes or teachers to instruct the next generation," Lilly stated in a press release. "This legislation will ease this burden and allow our students to get back to school."
"Recent retirees are often the most qualified people to return to schools. Many times, retirees still have a passionate desire to serve, but simply no longer want to work full time. Unfortunately, they have previously been unable to step into these roles without it affecting their retirement benefits."
Retired teachers previously could not earn more than one-third of their pre-retirement salary by substituting before losing benefits. Now, they can return to help in critical shortages without losing those benefits.
"What this has allowed us to do is examine the needs of our district and reach out to those retired teachers we know will do a fabulous job," Jenison Public Schools Superintendent Tom TenBrink said. "We can just say ’We need you, are you willing to come to work?’ It’s just a win-win for everyone. It gets experienced teachers able to come back and fill the holes we’re all experiencing, and our kids are so much better off because of it."
Having enough substitute teachers has long been an issue locally and around the state. That has been magnified during the COVID-19 pandemic, even playing a factor in schools shifting to remote learning.
When Zeeland Public Schools shifted to remote learning as a district in November, Superintendent Cal DeKuiper said a lack of subs at the elementary level was part of the reason why, and said that losing retirement benefits has been a roadblock for a least two potential subs.
"We had a discussion with two retirees about two weeks ago and (losing retirement benefits) was one of the factors," he said. "It was a roadblock for at least two. We will reconnect with them and find out their interest. We’re looking for a short-term fix here and if this is a way to encourage a few more substitutes, that’s great."
Even districts that have been able to stay in person have had to get creative.
"It’s been challenging, we’ve been scrambling," TenBrink said. "We’ve had administrators subbing in classrooms for the day, paraprofessionals who have teaching certificates are filling in for us as well. We were really scrambling in October and November for sure."
One reason recent retirees make sense as substitutes, said Ottawa Area Intermediate School District Superintendent Kyle Mayer, is a sense of familiarity and comfort with the district.
"We do have several vacancies in our teaching staff as well as support staff and it has been difficult to fill those positions," Mayer said. "Recent retirees are perfect fits for many of those roles because they have already established relationships with our students, they’re familiar with our organization and our culture.
"This piece of legislation makes important changes that will help schools with vacancies during the pandemic and beyond. We’re grateful to Rep. Lilly for his support."
The local education leaders are grateful for the collaboration with an area representative.
"We appreciate it when a local representative listens and hears about the issues," DeKuiper said. "When they talk to local leaders about what might be helpful, then go to work. That’s what Jim Lilly did in this situation."
"When the legislature and the governor can work together and recognize a need, especially in a pandemic … it’s what we should all be doing," TenBrink said. "We should all be working together to find ways to meet the needs of our kids."
Mayer also expressed appreciation for the new law, as it helps schools in the short-term, but added there are long term issues that will need to be addressed as well.
"The entire field of education is heading toward a critical shortage," Mayer said. "This legislation is helpful at this moment, we really appreciate it. But it’s a Band-Aid for a larger problem looming on the horizon."
Mayer said that because fewer people are choosing to become teachers in college, something has to happen to "re-prioritize" the career field.
"We need to re-prioritize public education as essential to the well-being of our county," he said. "We need to reconsider how we compensate and respect educators. (Compensation) is just one part, but in addition it’s an increasingly difficult profession with more requirements and demands."
— Contact reporter Mitchell Boatman at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @SentinelMitch.
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"OTTAWA COUNTY — Local school leaders say a bill from an area representative, which was recently signed into law, will be a huge help in combating a shortage of substitute teachers that has been magnified by COVID-19.\nRep. Jim Lilly sponsored House Bill 4694 and received bipartisan support in both the state’s House of Representatives and Senate. The bill was signed into law as Public Act 267 of 2020 by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday, Dec. 29.\nThe act allows recently retired teachers and other school staff to return to classrooms and other roles as substitutes without losing their retirement benefits during the ongoing critical sub shortage.\n\"Throughout our state there are school districts struggling to continue in-person education because they don’t have enough bus drivers to cover their routes or teachers to instruct the next generation,\" Lilly stated in a press release. \"This legislation will ease this burden and allow our students to get back to school.\"\n\"Recent retirees are often the most qualified people to return to schools. Many times, retirees still have a passionate desire to serve, but simply no longer want to work full time. Unfortunately, they have previously been unable to step into these roles without it affecting their retirement benefits.\"\nRetired teachers previously could not earn more than one-third of their pre-retirement salary by substituting before losing benefits. Now, they can return to help in critical shortages without losing those benefits.\n\"What this has allowed us to do is examine the needs of our district and reach out to those retired teachers we know will do a fabulous job,\" Jenison Public Schools Superintendent Tom TenBrink said. \"We can just say ’We need you, are you willing to come to work?’ It’s just a win-win for everyone. It gets experienced teachers able to come back and fill the holes we’re all experiencing, and our kids are so much better off because of it.\"\nHaving enough substitute teachers has long been an issue locally and around the state. That has been magnified during the COVID-19 pandemic, even playing a factor in schools shifting to remote learning.\nWhen Zeeland Public Schools shifted to remote learning as a district in November, Superintendent Cal DeKuiper said a lack of subs at the elementary level was part of the reason why, and said that losing retirement benefits has been a roadblock for a least two potential subs.\n\"We had a discussion with two retirees about two weeks ago and (losing retirement benefits) was one of the factors,\" he said. \"It was a roadblock for at least two. We will reconnect with them and find out their interest. We’re looking for a short-term fix here and if this is a way to encourage a few more substitutes, that’s great.\"\nEven districts that have been able to stay in person have had to get creative.\n\"It’s been challenging, we’ve been scrambling,\" TenBrink said. \"We’ve had administrators subbing in classrooms for the day, paraprofessionals who have teaching certificates are filling in for us as well. We were really scrambling in October and November for sure.\"\nOne reason recent retirees make sense as substitutes, said Ottawa Area Intermediate School District Superintendent Kyle Mayer, is a sense of familiarity and comfort with the district.\n\"We do have several vacancies in our teaching staff as well as support staff and it has been difficult to fill those positions,\" Mayer said. \"Recent retirees are perfect fits for many of those roles because they have already established relationships with our students, they’re familiar with our organization and our culture.\n\"This piece of legislation makes important changes that will help schools with vacancies during the pandemic and beyond. We’re grateful to Rep. Lilly for his support.\"\nThe local education leaders are grateful for the collaboration with an area representative.\n\"We appreciate it when a local representative listens and hears about the issues,\" DeKuiper said. \"When they talk to local leaders about what might be helpful, then go to work. That’s what Jim Lilly did in this situation.\"\n\"When the legislature and the governor can work together and recognize a need, especially in a pandemic … it’s what we should all be doing,\" TenBrink said. \"We should all be working together to find ways to meet the needs of our kids.\"\nMayer also expressed appreciation for the new law, as it helps schools in the short-term, but added there are long term issues that will need to be addressed as well.\n\"The entire field of education is heading toward a critical shortage,\" Mayer said. \"This legislation is helpful at this moment, we really appreciate it. But it’s a Band-Aid for a larger problem looming on the horizon.\"\nMayer said that because fewer people are choosing to become teachers in college, something has to happen to \"re-prioritize\" the career field.\n\"We need to re-prioritize public education as essential to the well-being of our county,\" he said. \"We need to reconsider how we compensate and respect educators. (Compensation) is just one part, but in addition it’s an increasingly difficult profession with more requirements and demands.\"\n— Contact reporter Mitchell Boatman at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @SentinelMitch.",
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LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer refused to sign a bill that would have let an estimated 200,000 one-time drunken drivers ask a judge to set aside their conviction, despite the measure's broad bipartisan support in the Michigan Legislature.The Democrat took no action on the expungement legislation Monday, allowing it to die when a 14-day review period expired. Her office gave no reason why.The legislation had passed the Senate 32-5 and the House 96-8. A key Republican who helped
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LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer refused to sign a bill that would have let an estimated 200,000 one-time drunken drivers ask a judge to set aside their conviction, despite the measure's broad bipartisan support in the Michigan Legislature.
The Democrat took no action on the expungement legislation Monday, allowing it to die when a 14-day review period expired. Her office gave no reason why.
The legislation had passed the Senate 32-5 and the House 96-8. A key Republican who helped guide the bill through the GOP-led Legislature expressed outrage.
"I am incredulous," said Rep. Graham Filler, of DeWitt, who chaired the House Judiciary Committee last term. He said the governor's pocket veto came "out of nowhere."
The bill was supported by top officials including Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and state Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack — both Democrats — and former House Speaker Lee Chatfield, a Republican.
Michigan currently does not allow someone to petition a court to set aside a conviction for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The bill would have lifted that prohibition for a first-time offender except if he or she caused another person's death or serious impairment of a bodily function.
"Everybody knows an individual who screwed up, who had a couple beers, drove home, got popped at that 0.08 (blood alcohol level), spent the night in jail, paid the price," Filler said. "It's really bad. They've learned their lesson. ... This gives them the chance to clean up their public record and move on. How does the governor explain the veto for those people?"
He noted that in October, Whitmer signed sweeping bipartisan "clean slate" legislation to automatically set aside certain criminal records after a number of years and to ease the application process for those convicted of marijuana offenses. She signed similar bills related to juvenile offenders on Monday.
The latest measure would not have provided for automatic expungement of DUI convictions. A judge would have reviewed any request and made a decision.
The sponsor, Republican Sen. Ed McBroom of Vulcan, called the veto "quite disappointing and surprising." He estimated that more than 200,000 people could have benefited — those who have completed their sentence and who have one offense only.
In Michigan, an expungement — or set aside — clears the public record of a conviction so it does not appear in a background check. Law enforcement still keeps a non-public record, but people no longer have to disclose their criminal past on job applications or other forms.
People with a DUI on their record can be greatly hampered in their careers, McBroom said, especially those who need a commercial driver's license.
"This one incident in their life, sometimes 30 years ago, is still keeping them down. To not allow judges to at least have the discretion ... just seems really unfair," he said, when an expungement is possible for crimes such as assault and theft.
There were about 30,000 arrests for operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs in 2019, according to the state police.
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"LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer refused to sign a bill that would have let an estimated 200,000 one-time drunken drivers ask a judge to set aside their conviction, despite the measure's broad bipartisan support in the Michigan Legislature.\nThe Democrat took no action on the expungement legislation Monday, allowing it to die when a 14-day review period expired. Her office gave no reason why.\nThe legislation had passed the Senate 32-5 and the House 96-8. A key Republican who helped guide the bill through the GOP-led Legislature expressed outrage.\n\"I am incredulous,\" said Rep. Graham Filler, of DeWitt, who chaired the House Judiciary Committee last term. He said the governor's pocket veto came \"out of nowhere.\"\nThe bill was supported by top officials including Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and state Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack — both Democrats — and former House Speaker Lee Chatfield, a Republican.\nMichigan currently does not allow someone to petition a court to set aside a conviction for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The bill would have lifted that prohibition for a first-time offender except if he or she caused another person's death or serious impairment of a bodily function.\n\"Everybody knows an individual who screwed up, who had a couple beers, drove home, got popped at that 0.08 (blood alcohol level), spent the night in jail, paid the price,\" Filler said. \"It's really bad. They've learned their lesson. ... This gives them the chance to clean up their public record and move on. How does the governor explain the veto for those people?\"\nHe noted that in October, Whitmer signed sweeping bipartisan \"clean slate\" legislation to automatically set aside certain criminal records after a number of years and to ease the application process for those convicted of marijuana offenses. She signed similar bills related to juvenile offenders on Monday.\nThe latest measure would not have provided for automatic expungement of DUI convictions. A judge would have reviewed any request and made a decision.\nThe sponsor, Republican Sen. Ed McBroom of Vulcan, called the veto \"quite disappointing and surprising.\" He estimated that more than 200,000 people could have benefited — those who have completed their sentence and who have one offense only.\nIn Michigan, an expungement — or set aside — clears the public record of a conviction so it does not appear in a background check. Law enforcement still keeps a non-public record, but people no longer have to disclose their criminal past on job applications or other forms.\nPeople with a DUI on their record can be greatly hampered in their careers, McBroom said, especially those who need a commercial driver's license.\n\"This one incident in their life, sometimes 30 years ago, is still keeping them down. To not allow judges to at least have the discretion ... just seems really unfair,\" he said, when an expungement is possible for crimes such as assault and theft.\nThere were about 30,000 arrests for operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs in 2019, according to the state police.",
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"LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer refused to sign a bill that would have let an estimated 200,000 one-time drunken drivers ask a judge to set aside their conviction, despite the measure's broad bipartisan support in the Michigan Legislature.The Democrat took no action on the expungement legislation Monday, allowing it to die when a 14-day review period expired. Her office gave no reason why.The legislation had passed the Senate 32-5 and the House 96-8. A key Republican who helped"
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Sand Creek’s return to the football practice field this morning was a quite the journey. It involved a friendly gesture from Clinton schools and some involvement of the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s executive director, Mark Uyl."Aggie Nation is very thankful," said Sand Creek Athletic Director Robert Wright.Sand Creek is among the last local teams still alive in the state football playoffs. Under mandatory protocols from the MHSAA and the Michigan Department of Health
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Sand Creek’s return to the football practice field this morning was a quite the journey. It involved a friendly gesture from Clinton schools and some involvement of the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s executive director, Mark Uyl.
"Aggie Nation is very thankful," said Sand Creek Athletic Director Robert Wright.
Sand Creek is among the last local teams still alive in the state football playoffs. Under mandatory protocols from the MHSAA and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, teams must undergo COVID-19 testing prior to returning to the practice field. Multiple tests are required before the scheduled January 9 games.
Wright said in an e-mail that Sand Creek’s shipment of antigen testing kits was supposed to be delivered Tuesday by the UPS. With school not in session, however, UPS isn’t making deliveries to the school.
That’s where Clinton school officials stepped in and agreed to provide half of their test kits for one day, then when Sand Creek received its kits, they would give an equal number of kits back.
"Not being able to access our initial supply also endangered Clinton’s scheduled testing regimen," Wright said.
Uyl then stepped in, volunteering to meet a Sand Creek representative in Jackson with more test kits so the Aggies could administer the tests Thursday and hit the practice field.
"For all of the grief and ridicule that Mark has endured throughout the school year, he continues to respond the way anyone would who is totally committed to student-athletes," Wright said. "Mark has demonstrated what it truly means to be a leader."
The MHSAA is working with more than 70 schools across the state to ensure testing is complete and the next round of the playoffs go on.
"Our entire staff is willing to do just about anything for schools to help them navigate these unique times," Uyl said, through an MHSAA spokesman.
Aggie coach Scott Gallagher said this morning that Sand Creek’s players had a full practice this morning as a result of zero positive tests.
"I was a little scared (about the lack of test kits)," Gallagher said. "It was awesome of (Clinton) to do that for us."
Sand Creek will take on Centreville at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 9. The Aggies (8-1) are trying for their 10th all-time regional championship. The Bulldogs are 8-0 and have allowed only 29 points this season. Sand Creek, on the other hand, averages 50.3 points a game through its nine games.
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"Sand Creek’s return to the football practice field this morning was a quite the journey. It involved a friendly gesture from Clinton schools and some involvement of the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s executive director, Mark Uyl.\"Aggie Nation is very thankful,\" said Sand Creek Athletic Director Robert Wright.Sand Creek is among the last local teams still alive in the state football playoffs. Under mandatory protocols from the MHSAA and the Michigan Department of Health"
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ADRIAN — There is a lot of good to be observed at The Daily Bread of Lenawee and Share the Warmth.There's the obvious — people receiving fresh food and a warm place to stay — but take a closer look and there's much more going on.There are communities being built. The sort of communities where young and old, financially comfortable and financially unstable, privileged and less fortunate bond over conversation.Conversations lead people to discover they're not so different than
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ADRIAN — There is a lot of good to be observed at The Daily Bread of Lenawee and Share the Warmth.
There's the obvious — people receiving fresh food and a warm place to stay — but take a closer look and there's much more going on.
There are communities being built. The sort of communities where young and old, financially comfortable and financially unstable, privileged and less fortunate bond over conversation.
Conversations lead people to discover they're not so different than those they serve, according to Helen Henricks.
The director of Share the Warmth homeless shelter in Adrian said first-time volunteers tend to be nervous.
"Homelessness is very foreign to them," she said.
Soon, however, volunteers discover those who they're helping are just like them. They have families, they've had jobs and experienced similar struggles that make them human.
"I think they relate to them more than they think they could," Henricks said. "I think it really reduces the stigma of homelessness."
"You find there's less differences between people," added Jackson Ingram, a missionary with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Ingram and Redford Lenhart, another missionary with the church, have volunteered at The Daily Bread.
It was Lenhart's first time serving at the food pantry, but he's no stranger to volunteering.
"I feel like if you're serving people in any way, it helps build bridges and knock down walls," he said. "I think you learn to love people more because you get to know them."
And getting to know someone can turn a volunteer into an advocate.
When the city of Adrian proposed, and eventually approved, a camping ban it drew criticism from the community. The ban was due in part because of an influx of homeless people camping in city parks.
At more than one Adrian City Commission meeting, community members spoke up in support of the homeless population. Henricks said some were volunteers from the shelter.
Not all volunteers are eager, however, such as those caught up in the court system completing community service hours.
Henricks said many were picked up on drunken-driving charges. Some of the shelter's residents struggle with alcoholism. Common ground leads to conversations.
"They (volunteers) find it inspiring to see our people who have difficulties with that," Henricks said. "They share their stories, and I think that's important."
And sometimes those reluctant volunteers choose to stick around.
"Though they're not always willing, sometimes they stay," Henricks said. "They see it as a way to stay clean and sober."
Volunteering at a shelter or food pantry can also be an eye-opening experience. The Daily Bread director Haley Cook said it's common for a volunteer to be surprised that there is a homeless presence in Adrian.
"It's easy to miss if you're on the Adrian College side of town," she said.
Thus, The Daily Bread helps build a bridge between the east and west sides of Adrian.
"The Daily Bread gives them an opportunity to directly help people in their community who are suffering," Cook said. "It makes them feel really good to help people who really need it."
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"ADRIAN — There is a lot of good to be observed at The Daily Bread of Lenawee and Share the Warmth.\nThere's the obvious — people receiving fresh food and a warm place to stay — but take a closer look and there's much more going on.\nThere are communities being built. The sort of communities where young and old, financially comfortable and financially unstable, privileged and less fortunate bond over conversation.\nConversations lead people to discover they're not so different than those they serve, according to Helen Henricks.\nThe director of Share the Warmth homeless shelter in Adrian said first-time volunteers tend to be nervous.\n\"Homelessness is very foreign to them,\" she said.\nSoon, however, volunteers discover those who they're helping are just like them. They have families, they've had jobs and experienced similar struggles that make them human.\n\"I think they relate to them more than they think they could,\" Henricks said. \"I think it really reduces the stigma of homelessness.\"\n\"You find there's less differences between people,\" added Jackson Ingram, a missionary with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.\nIngram and Redford Lenhart, another missionary with the church, have volunteered at The Daily Bread.\nIt was Lenhart's first time serving at the food pantry, but he's no stranger to volunteering.\n\"I feel like if you're serving people in any way, it helps build bridges and knock down walls,\" he said. \"I think you learn to love people more because you get to know them.\"\nAnd getting to know someone can turn a volunteer into an advocate.\nWhen the city of Adrian proposed, and eventually approved, a camping ban it drew criticism from the community. The ban was due in part because of an influx of homeless people camping in city parks.\nAt more than one Adrian City Commission meeting, community members spoke up in support of the homeless population. Henricks said some were volunteers from the shelter.\nNot all volunteers are eager, however, such as those caught up in the court system completing community service hours.\nHenricks said many were picked up on drunken-driving charges. Some of the shelter's residents struggle with alcoholism. Common ground leads to conversations.\n\"They (volunteers) find it inspiring to see our people who have difficulties with that,\" Henricks said. \"They share their stories, and I think that's important.\"\nAnd sometimes those reluctant volunteers choose to stick around.\n\"Though they're not always willing, sometimes they stay,\" Henricks said. \"They see it as a way to stay clean and sober.\"\nVolunteering at a shelter or food pantry can also be an eye-opening experience. The Daily Bread director Haley Cook said it's common for a volunteer to be surprised that there is a homeless presence in Adrian.\n\"It's easy to miss if you're on the Adrian College side of town,\" she said.\nThus, The Daily Bread helps build a bridge between the east and west sides of Adrian.\n\"The Daily Bread gives them an opportunity to directly help people in their community who are suffering,\" Cook said. \"It makes them feel really good to help people who really need it.\"",
"Volunteer opportunities bring communities closer together",
"ADRIAN — There is a lot of good to be observed at The Daily Bread of Lenawee and Share the Warmth.There's the obvious — people receiving fresh food and a warm place to stay — but take a closer look and there's much more going on.There are communities being built. The sort of communities where young and old, financially comfortable and financially unstable, privileged and less fortunate bond over conversation.Conversations lead people to discover they're not so different than"
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President Trump in a Jan. 7 video statement about the attack on the Capitol building by his supporters: "This moment calls for healing and reconciliation."On Jan. 8: "I will not be going to the inauguration on Jan. 20."Is this how our president demonstrates the healing and reconciliation he called for just one day earlier? Trump’s Jan. 7 statement about getting on with a peaceful and seamless transition of power demonstrated only that he can read a script written for him by his aides to
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President Trump in a Jan. 7 video statement about the attack on the Capitol building by his supporters: "This moment calls for healing and reconciliation."
On Jan. 8: "I will not be going to the inauguration on Jan. 20."
Is this how our president demonstrates the healing and reconciliation he called for just one day earlier? Trump’s Jan. 7 statement about getting on with a peaceful and seamless transition of power demonstrated only that he can read a script written for him by his aides to insulate him from responsibility for the Jan. 6 attack. Then he returned back to tweeting the real Trump and letting his supporters know that the Jan. 7 statement was tactical, not sincere.
President Trump has spent the past four years opening wounds he has no interest in healing and that his greatest obsession is accruing and holding onto power. Between now and Jan. 20, we should expect more of the same.
Frank Barefield
Holland
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"President Trump in a Jan. 7 video statement about the attack on the Capitol building by his supporters: \"This moment calls for healing and reconciliation.\"\nOn Jan. 8: \"I will not be going to the inauguration on Jan. 20.\"\nIs this how our president demonstrates the healing and reconciliation he called for just one day earlier? Trump’s Jan. 7 statement about getting on with a peaceful and seamless transition of power demonstrated only that he can read a script written for him by his aides to insulate him from responsibility for the Jan. 6 attack. Then he returned back to tweeting the real Trump and letting his supporters know that the Jan. 7 statement was tactical, not sincere.\nPresident Trump has spent the past four years opening wounds he has no interest in healing and that his greatest obsession is accruing and holding onto power. Between now and Jan. 20, we should expect more of the same.\nFrank Barefield\nHolland",
"Letter: Expect more of the same",
"President Trump in a Jan. 7 video statement about the attack on the Capitol building by his supporters: \"This moment calls for healing and reconciliation.\"On Jan. 8: \"I will not be going to the inauguration on Jan. 20.\"Is this how our president demonstrates the healing and reconciliation he called for just one day earlier? Trump’s Jan. 7 statement about getting on with a peaceful and seamless transition of power demonstrated only that he can read a script written for him by his aides to"
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A Temperance man may face a charge of disturbing the peace after he caused a ruckus on a Lake Erie Transit bus in Bedford Township Monday, forcing the driver of the bus to pull over at the Temperance Post Office.
A Temperance man may face a charge of disturbing the peace after he caused a ruckus on a Lake Erie Transit bus in Bedford Township Monday, forcing the driver of the bus to pull over at the Temperance Post Office.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the man, 69, used profanity and swore at the female driver, 65, after she asked him to put his mask on as she was driving along Lewis Ave. about 1 p.m. The man became so irate, she had to stop at the post office at 8149 Lewis and call 911.
When a sheriff’s deputy arrived, the suspect became irate with the deputy after the police officer removed his belongings from the bus. When the suspect stepped in front of the bus to prevent it from leaving, the deputy escorted the man away from the bus. A manager at the bus service asked the deputy to have the man trespassed from riding any buses. The man is a suspect in several other incidents, sheriff’s records indicated.
The deputy took the man home and released him pending any warrants to be issued by the county prosecutor’s office.
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"A Temperance man may face a charge of disturbing the peace after he caused a ruckus on a Lake Erie Transit bus in Bedford Township Monday, forcing the driver of the bus to pull over at the Temperance Post Office.\nA Temperance man may face a charge of disturbing the peace after he caused a ruckus on a Lake Erie Transit bus in Bedford Township Monday, forcing the driver of the bus to pull over at the Temperance Post Office.\nAccording to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the man, 69, used profanity and swore at the female driver, 65, after she asked him to put his mask on as she was driving along Lewis Ave. about 1 p.m. The man became so irate, she had to stop at the post office at 8149 Lewis and call 911.\nWhen a sheriff’s deputy arrived, the suspect became irate with the deputy after the police officer removed his belongings from the bus. When the suspect stepped in front of the bus to prevent it from leaving, the deputy escorted the man away from the bus. A manager at the bus service asked the deputy to have the man trespassed from riding any buses. The man is a suspect in several other incidents, sheriff’s records indicated.\nThe deputy took the man home and released him pending any warrants to be issued by the county prosecutor’s office.",
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Dave Granlund cartoon on the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
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The fact that the Right to Life leader characterizes abortion as an "altar of convenience" reveals how small-minded and myopic she truly is.Perhaps her energy would be better put to use if she were to consider actions that actually make a difference. Perhaps understand that people forced to consider abortion are not always comfortable white women with resources at their disposal and plenty of time for self-righteous marches, but are struggling and desperate.Perhaps channel her energy into
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The fact that the Right to Life leader characterizes abortion as an "altar of convenience" reveals how small-minded and myopic she truly is.
Perhaps her energy would be better put to use if she were to consider actions that actually make a difference. Perhaps understand that people forced to consider abortion are not always comfortable white women with resources at their disposal and plenty of time for self-righteous marches, but are struggling and desperate.
Perhaps channel her energy into fighting for better sex education, and options for birth-control to be discussed in schools. Perhaps educating herself on the perils to Black mothers in this country who face much higher death rates from giving birth than in almost any other developed nation, and how the U.S. healthcare system is not set up to support poor people.
Perhaps make herself aware of the fractured and abusive foster care system where many children born to struggling mothers end up. Perhaps be open to the fact that not everyone agrees that life begins at conception, and many people are more interested in supporting and loving the actual humans who occupy our country and could benefit from her resources and voice.
And please remember this is a country of freedom and the separation of church and state, where people do not have to guide their lives based on the principles of one group’s views. Thank God we have such reverence for precedent in our judicial system, and that Roe v. Wade is not going anywhere. As long as the law stands, the freedom of a woman to make her own medical decisions will be protected.
Attempting to take away access to women's healthcare as a means to end abortion is absurdly futile to begin with. It's akin to eliminating prisons and thereby hoping to end crime. A Right to Life march is a performative exercise that merely allows people to feel superior to those struggling, and to seek validation in the echo chambers of their own sanctimony.
Annie Sterken
Holland
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"The fact that the Right to Life leader characterizes abortion as an \"altar of convenience\" reveals how small-minded and myopic she truly is.\nPerhaps her energy would be better put to use if she were to consider actions that actually make a difference. Perhaps understand that people forced to consider abortion are not always comfortable white women with resources at their disposal and plenty of time for self-righteous marches, but are struggling and desperate.\nPerhaps channel her energy into fighting for better sex education, and options for birth-control to be discussed in schools. Perhaps educating herself on the perils to Black mothers in this country who face much higher death rates from giving birth than in almost any other developed nation, and how the U.S. healthcare system is not set up to support poor people.\nPerhaps make herself aware of the fractured and abusive foster care system where many children born to struggling mothers end up. Perhaps be open to the fact that not everyone agrees that life begins at conception, and many people are more interested in supporting and loving the actual humans who occupy our country and could benefit from her resources and voice.\nAnd please remember this is a country of freedom and the separation of church and state, where people do not have to guide their lives based on the principles of one group’s views. Thank God we have such reverence for precedent in our judicial system, and that Roe v. Wade is not going anywhere. As long as the law stands, the freedom of a woman to make her own medical decisions will be protected.\nAttempting to take away access to women's healthcare as a means to end abortion is absurdly futile to begin with. It's akin to eliminating prisons and thereby hoping to end crime. A Right to Life march is a performative exercise that merely allows people to feel superior to those struggling, and to seek validation in the echo chambers of their own sanctimony.\nAnnie Sterken\nHolland",
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"The fact that the Right to Life leader characterizes abortion as an \"altar of convenience\" reveals how small-minded and myopic she truly is.Perhaps her energy would be better put to use if she were to consider actions that actually make a difference. Perhaps understand that people forced to consider abortion are not always comfortable white women with resources at their disposal and plenty of time for self-righteous marches, but are struggling and desperate.Perhaps channel her energy into"
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While growing up in Western Michigan I met a man by the name of Duane Davis. Mr. Davis was close friend of my father and a decorated World War II veteran who served in the South Pacific. I often found myself tagging along as my father and Mr. Davis pursued one of their favorite pass times, fly-fishing. Mr. Davis had a quick wit and was always sharing funny stories or giving me words of wisdom.One evening while fishing the hex hatch he asked if I knew what successful people had in common. Smarts
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While growing up in Western Michigan I met a man by the name of Duane Davis. Mr. Davis was close friend of my father and a decorated World War II veteran who served in the South Pacific. I often found myself tagging along as my father and Mr. Davis pursued one of their favorite pass times, fly-fishing. Mr. Davis had a quick wit and was always sharing funny stories or giving me words of wisdom.
One evening while fishing the hex hatch he asked if I knew what successful people had in common. Smarts and hard work was my response. He said both were important however, the ability to work collaboratively and recognize the people who contribute to your success. He then shared the story of a Naval Captain and F4B Phantom pilot. The young Captain had flown 74 successful mission but on May 19, 1967 his jet was shot down just south of Hanoi. His name was Joseph Charles Plumb. He parachuted to safety, but was captured. Captain Plumb spent nearly six years as a prisoner of war where he endured torture and confinement in a small box-like cell.
After the war, Captain Plumb was awarded both the Silver and Bronze Star, two purple Hearts and the Legion of Merit. He went on to become a highly sought after achievement speaker. Mr. Davis attend one of Captain Plumb’s seminars and shared the following story as told by Plumb:
Recently, I was sitting in a restaurant in Kansas City. A man about two tables away kept looking at me. I didn’t recognize him. A few minutes into our meal he stood up and walked over to my table, looked down at me, pointed his finger in my face and said, "You’re Captain Plumb."
I looked up and I said, "Yes sir, I’m Captain Plumb."
He said, "You flew jet fighters in Vietnam. You were on the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down. You parachuted into enemy hands and spent six years as a prisoner of war."
I said, "How in the world did you know all that?"
He replied, "Because, I packed your parachute."
I was speechless. I staggered to my feet and held out a very grateful hand of thanks. This guy came up with just the proper words. He grabbed my hand, he pumped my arm and said, "I guess it worked."
"Yes sir, indeed it did", I said, "and I must tell you I’ve said a lot of prayers of thanks for your nimble fingers, but I never thought I’d have the opportunity to express my gratitude in person."
He said, "Were all the panels there?"
"Well sir, I must shoot straight with you," I said, "of the 18 panels that were supposed to be in that parachute, I had 15 good ones. Three were torn, but it wasn’t your fault, it was mine. I jumped out of that jet fighter at a high rate of speed, close to the ground. That’s what tore the panels in the chute. It wasn’t the way you packed it."
"Let me ask you a question," I said, "do you keep track of all the parachutes you pack?"
"No" he responded, "it’s enough gratification for me just to know that I’ve served."
I didn’t get much sleep that night. I kept thinking about that man. I kept wondering what he might have looked like in a Navy uniform – a Dixie cup hat, a bib in the back and bell bottom trousers. I wondered how many times I might have passed him on board the Kitty Hawk. I wondered how many times I might have seen him and not even said "good morning", "how are you", or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor. How many hours did he spend on that long wooden table in the bowels of that ship weaving the shrouds and folding the silks of those chutes? I could have cared less…until one day my parachute came along and he packed it for me.
I would like to thank our school board, my staff, and the many community members who continue to shore up my success by packing my parachute. Together we can make a difference in the lives of our students and community.
— Ron Wilson is Superintendent of Ionia Public Schools. The views expressed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of Ionia school elected officials, employees or students. You may contact Ron by email at [email protected].
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Five lay persons were recently commissioned as Stephen Ministers at St. Mary Catholic Church, with three of the five already matched up with one-on-one caring relationships with hurting people.
Five lay persons were recently commissioned as Stephen Ministers at St. Mary Catholic Church, with three of the five already matched up with one-on-one caring relationships with hurting people.
The five underwent weeks of classroom training led by Dave Bork and assisted by Carolyn England, Chere Perhatch and John Castiglione.
Commissioned were Ed Lambrix, a member of Divine Grace Parish in Carleton; Kim Wilson and Sam Modica from St. John Catholic Church, Monroe; and Robert Foshag and Michael Dazarow from St. Mary Catholic Church, Monroe.
The commissioning took place at St. Mary Parish with Rev. David Burgard, pastor, giving a blessing to the ministers.
The ministry takes its name from St. Stephen, one of the church’s first deacons, and traces its roots to the Lutheran faith, but has thousands of ministries established across many denominations.
Stephen Ministers are trained lay people who provide one-to-one care to hurting people and those who are experiencing difficulties in their lives.
They are trained as Christian caregivers who listen, care for, pray, support and encourages those in need.
The Catholic leadership of Stephen Ministry is taking signups to hold another training session in 2021.
Anyone interested in becoming a Stephen Minister or seeking information about the ministry can contact Castiglione at 313-363-3545 or [email protected].
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"Five lay persons were recently commissioned as Stephen Ministers at St. Mary Catholic Church, with three of the five already matched up with one-on-one caring relationships with hurting people.\nFive lay persons were recently commissioned as Stephen Ministers at St. Mary Catholic Church, with three of the five already matched up with one-on-one caring relationships with hurting people.\nThe five underwent weeks of classroom training led by Dave Bork and assisted by Carolyn England, Chere Perhatch and John Castiglione.\nCommissioned were Ed Lambrix, a member of Divine Grace Parish in Carleton; Kim Wilson and Sam Modica from St. John Catholic Church, Monroe; and Robert Foshag and Michael Dazarow from St. Mary Catholic Church, Monroe.\nThe commissioning took place at St. Mary Parish with Rev. David Burgard, pastor, giving a blessing to the ministers.\nThe ministry takes its name from St. Stephen, one of the church’s first deacons, and traces its roots to the Lutheran faith, but has thousands of ministries established across many denominations.\nStephen Ministers are trained lay people who provide one-to-one care to hurting people and those who are experiencing difficulties in their lives.\nThey are trained as Christian caregivers who listen, care for, pray, support and encourages those in need.\nThe Catholic leadership of Stephen Ministry is taking signups to hold another training session in 2021.\nAnyone interested in becoming a Stephen Minister or seeking information about the ministry can contact Castiglione at 313-363-3545 or [email protected].",
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Randy Pierce is retiring from the Monroe County Road Commission after 23 years of service.
The Board of Monroe County Road Commissioners honored Randy Pierce, its managing director for the past seven years, as he retires this week.
The five-member body Monday acknowledged Mr. Pierce for his 23 years of service with the road agency and his many accomplishments during his tenure. Among those lauding him for his work were state Sen. Dale Zorn, R-Ida, and Marge Cousino, a citizen from Bedford Township where Pierce lives. The board also signed a retirement card for Pierce and held a reception for him afterward with punch and cookies served.
His last official day is Friday. Dori Hawkins-Freelain, who is succeeding Pierce as director, ran the meeting.
“She’s been presiding over the past two meetings,” Pierce said Tuesday. “I stepped back and am letting her make decisions.”
Pierce said she is starting at a good time.
“Our salt storage sheds are full and the budget is in good shape,” he said. “I don’t forsee any issues.”
Monday’s session was the first for new Road Commissioner William Kipf, who was appointed by county commissioners to a six-year term in October. He replaces Paul Iacoangeli on the body. Dan Minton was reappointed to a six-year term on the road board. Both Minton and Kipf were recently given the oath of office by the Monroe County Clerk’s office, said Cheryl A. U’Ran, Administrative Assistant and Deputy Clerk for the road commission.
The road board re-elected Greg W. Stewart as its chairman and Charles A. Londo as its vice chairman for 2021. The next board meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the road commission, 840 S. Telegraph Rd.
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"Randy Pierce is retiring from the Monroe County Road Commission after 23 years of service.\nThe Board of Monroe County Road Commissioners honored Randy Pierce, its managing director for the past seven years, as he retires this week.\nThe five-member body Monday acknowledged Mr. Pierce for his 23 years of service with the road agency and his many accomplishments during his tenure. Among those lauding him for his work were state Sen. Dale Zorn, R-Ida, and Marge Cousino, a citizen from Bedford Township where Pierce lives. The board also signed a retirement card for Pierce and held a reception for him afterward with punch and cookies served.\nHis last official day is Friday. Dori Hawkins-Freelain, who is succeeding Pierce as director, ran the meeting.\n“She’s been presiding over the past two meetings,” Pierce said Tuesday. “I stepped back and am letting her make decisions.”\nPierce said she is starting at a good time.\n“Our salt storage sheds are full and the budget is in good shape,” he said. “I don’t forsee any issues.”\nMonday’s session was the first for new Road Commissioner William Kipf, who was appointed by county commissioners to a six-year term in October. He replaces Paul Iacoangeli on the body. Dan Minton was reappointed to a six-year term on the road board. Both Minton and Kipf were recently given the oath of office by the Monroe County Clerk’s office, said Cheryl A. U’Ran, Administrative Assistant and Deputy Clerk for the road commission.\nThe road board re-elected Greg W. Stewart as its chairman and Charles A. Londo as its vice chairman for 2021. The next board meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the road commission, 840 S. Telegraph Rd.",
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HOLLAND — A group of local environmental activists have launched a new effort to lobby the city of Holland to commit to a more aggressive timeline for reducing the city's greenhouse gas emissions.Some of those involved in the efforts now helped a decade ago to shape Holland's current target of cutting emissions to 10 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per person per year by 2050 — the goal outlined in Holland's Community Energy Plan, adopted in 2012.But they said the current
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HOLLAND — A group of local environmental activists have launched a new effort to lobby the city of Holland to commit to a more aggressive timeline for reducing the city's greenhouse gas emissions.
Some of those involved in the efforts now helped a decade ago to shape Holland's current target of cutting emissions to 10 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per person per year by 2050 — the goal outlined in Holland's Community Energy Plan, adopted in 2012.
But they said the current predictions from climate experts for the planet's future call for that goal to be moved up.
"We're on our way toward climate catastrophe," said Don Triezenberg, a retired science teacher. "If, in our best efforts, we're able to reduce our emissions 50 percent each decade, the world will have a two-thirds chance of avoiding catastrophe. Holland has a responsibility to contribute to that challenge."
Triezenberg cites the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as the source for this benchmark. The IPCC's 2018 report found that keeping global temperature rise below the threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius would require global human-caused emissions of greenhouse gases to be cut by 45 percent by 2030.
Keeping Earth's warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius would give the planet a higher chance of avoiding "long-lasting or irreversible changes, such as the loss of some ecosystems," IPCC officials said, and would avoid some of the more dire predictions for global sea level rise, for example, which threaten the future of coastal cities.
The Holland Climate Collaborative, an informal collective of residents involved in environmental advocacy, is taking the IPCC's conclusions — that the planet must cut emissions by 50 percent by 2030 — and arguing the city of Holland should adopt the same target locally.
With current greenhouse gas emissions at 19 metric tons per capita in Holland, reaching that target would mean achieving the Community Energy Plan's goal of 10 MT by 2030 instead of 2050.
After 2030, the HCC wants the city to set goals of reducing emissions by 50 percent each subsequent decade.
"We're recognizing that climate science is telling us that we need to be more assertive in our goals if we want to bend the curve of climate change," said Peter Boogaart, who has been organizing HCC efforts.
The progress that has been made as a result of the CEP has been highly visible — from the construction of the state-of-the-art natural gas power plant to replace the Holland Board of Public Works' coal plant to the award-winning Home Energy Retrofit program to the recent adoption of a policy to purchase electric vehicles for city hall.
"[The CEP's goal] was the best decision we could make at that time," Boogaart said. But climate scientists have since updated the timeline and the benchmarks that must be met to avert the worst effects of a changing climate, Boogaart said, and that calls for a new goal.
Community Energy Plan review
Boogaart, Triezenberg and others began approaching the Holland City Council last winter to ask for a review of the Community Energy Plan, and the council made the review one of its top priorities for 2020.
Their advocacy coincided with the timing of the Community Energy Plan's built-in review process. The CEP calls for a strategic development team of city council members, city and HBPW staff and residents to be assembled every few years to look at progress and set new interim goals.
"My understanding of it is when they set the whole 40-year plan in place, they put in place this strategic development team that was supposed to, every three to five years, be appointed and come in and evaluate what's going on, how's it's going, and set the course for the next three to five years in the event that we're not on track or new technology has come about or we need to reset priorities," said Brian Pageau, the chair of the strategic development team.
"I really give a lot of credit to them for putting that in place, because it was guaranteeing that people with fresh eyes every three to five years would be taking a look at the whole thing," Pageau said. "I don't think anyone would have predicted that the big goal would be under review at this time, but that's where we find ourselves."
Pageau said reviewing the CEP's long-term goal will be on the agenda eventually, and the team will seek input from the public and the business community when those discussions begin.
"Nothing is off the table," Pageau said.
The immediate focus has been to educate everyone serving on the committee about energy issues. Monday's meeting of the SDT, for example, will look at renewable energy credits.
The Holland Climate Collaborative, meanwhile, is focusing its efforts on influencing the strategic development team to recommend a new goal to the Holland City Council, and on gathering community support to show the council that residents are in favor of a more aggressive target.
To reach that target they propose four strategies: energy education, decarbonization of Holland's building stock, a mobility transition and decarbonization of power production.
"There's no silver bullet," Boogaart said. "All these things work together towards a common good."
Energy education would involve improving the public's energy literacy. Decarbonization of buildings means more energy-efficient appliances and heating and cooling systems and better insulated homes that lose less energy. A mobility transition would involve making Holland electric vehicle-friendly and minimizing the need for motorized transit by building a bikeable and walkable city. Clean power production would mean the HBPW eliminating coal from its portfolio of energy sources, among other things.
A community of common values
"I think it's important to note when people like Peter [Boogaart] and I and the HCC say that our plans for the future aren't good enough, it doesn't mean we don't think good things are happening," Triezenberg said.
Rather, Triezenberg said, it's because progress is being made that he believes there's hope for even greater momentum for the climate movement in Holland.
"I think Holland is uniquely able to do what the world needs us to do," Triezenberg said. "We're small enough that a lot of us feel close to and empowered by our local government. I can call up city council members and have a conversation.
"We are a community of common values, filled with people who like to hike and hunt and fish outdoors, and we're a community that is significantly invested in faith-based values. Personal responsibility and doing the right thing is built into our genes."
Holland's size, the relative wealth of its residents and public ownership of its electric utility are all strengths that could help Holland achieve these goals if it decides to pursue them, Boogaart and Triezenberg said.
Armed with the foundation of nearly a decade of work toward the CEP’s goals already under its belt, Holland could lead the way for the clean energy future of West Michigan and the country, they believe.
"We are not without resources," Boogaart said, "We can actually do this. It's more a question of how we can find the political will to implement it."
"HCC's goal is on one hand this numerical kind of goal, 10 (MT) by 2030, but our real goal is to empower the people of Holland to tell their stories," Triezenberg said. "Storytelling creates political will. The political will will emerge when everybody tells their story."
— Contact reporter Carolyn Muyskens at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter at @cjmuyskens.
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Holland has a responsibility to contribute to that challenge.\"\nTriezenberg cites the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as the source for this benchmark. The IPCC's 2018 report found that keeping global temperature rise below the threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius would require global human-caused emissions of greenhouse gases to be cut by 45 percent by 2030.\nKeeping Earth's warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius would give the planet a higher chance of avoiding \"long-lasting or irreversible changes, such as the loss of some ecosystems,\" IPCC officials said, and would avoid some of the more dire predictions for global sea level rise, for example, which threaten the future of coastal cities.\nThe Holland Climate Collaborative, an informal collective of residents involved in environmental advocacy, is taking the IPCC's conclusions — that the planet must cut emissions by 50 percent by 2030 — and arguing the city of Holland should adopt the same target locally.\nWith current greenhouse gas emissions at 19 metric tons per capita in Holland, reaching that target would mean achieving the Community Energy Plan's goal of 10 MT by 2030 instead of 2050.\nAfter 2030, the HCC wants the city to set goals of reducing emissions by 50 percent each subsequent decade.\n\"We're recognizing that climate science is telling us that we need to be more assertive in our goals if we want to bend the curve of climate change,\" said Peter Boogaart, who has been organizing HCC efforts.\nThe progress that has been made as a result of the CEP has been highly visible — from the construction of the state-of-the-art natural gas power plant to replace the Holland Board of Public Works' coal plant to the award-winning Home Energy Retrofit program to the recent adoption of a policy to purchase electric vehicles for city hall.\n\"[The CEP's goal] was the best decision we could make at that time,\" Boogaart said. But climate scientists have since updated the timeline and the benchmarks that must be met to avert the worst effects of a changing climate, Boogaart said, and that calls for a new goal.\nCommunity Energy Plan review\nBoogaart, Triezenberg and others began approaching the Holland City Council last winter to ask for a review of the Community Energy Plan, and the council made the review one of its top priorities for 2020.\nTheir advocacy coincided with the timing of the Community Energy Plan's built-in review process. The CEP calls for a strategic development team of city council members, city and HBPW staff and residents to be assembled every few years to look at progress and set new interim goals.\n\"My understanding of it is when they set the whole 40-year plan in place, they put in place this strategic development team that was supposed to, every three to five years, be appointed and come in and evaluate what's going on, how's it's going, and set the course for the next three to five years in the event that we're not on track or new technology has come about or we need to reset priorities,\" said Brian Pageau, the chair of the strategic development team.\n\"I really give a lot of credit to them for putting that in place, because it was guaranteeing that people with fresh eyes every three to five years would be taking a look at the whole thing,\" Pageau said. \"I don't think anyone would have predicted that the big goal would be under review at this time, but that's where we find ourselves.\"\nPageau said reviewing the CEP's long-term goal will be on the agenda eventually, and the team will seek input from the public and the business community when those discussions begin.\n\"Nothing is off the table,\" Pageau said.\nThe immediate focus has been to educate everyone serving on the committee about energy issues. Monday's meeting of the SDT, for example, will look at renewable energy credits.\nThe Holland Climate Collaborative, meanwhile, is focusing its efforts on influencing the strategic development team to recommend a new goal to the Holland City Council, and on gathering community support to show the council that residents are in favor of a more aggressive target.\nTo reach that target they propose four strategies: energy education, decarbonization of Holland's building stock, a mobility transition and decarbonization of power production.\n\"There's no silver bullet,\" Boogaart said. \"All these things work together towards a common good.\"\nEnergy education would involve improving the public's energy literacy. Decarbonization of buildings means more energy-efficient appliances and heating and cooling systems and better insulated homes that lose less energy. A mobility transition would involve making Holland electric vehicle-friendly and minimizing the need for motorized transit by building a bikeable and walkable city. Clean power production would mean the HBPW eliminating coal from its portfolio of energy sources, among other things.\nA community of common values\n\"I think it's important to note when people like Peter [Boogaart] and I and the HCC say that our plans for the future aren't good enough, it doesn't mean we don't think good things are happening,\" Triezenberg said.\nRather, Triezenberg said, it's because progress is being made that he believes there's hope for even greater momentum for the climate movement in Holland.\n\"I think Holland is uniquely able to do what the world needs us to do,\" Triezenberg said. \"We're small enough that a lot of us feel close to and empowered by our local government. I can call up city council members and have a conversation.\n\"We are a community of common values, filled with people who like to hike and hunt and fish outdoors, and we're a community that is significantly invested in faith-based values. Personal responsibility and doing the right thing is built into our genes.\"\nHolland's size, the relative wealth of its residents and public ownership of its electric utility are all strengths that could help Holland achieve these goals if it decides to pursue them, Boogaart and Triezenberg said.\nArmed with the foundation of nearly a decade of work toward the CEP’s goals already under its belt, Holland could lead the way for the clean energy future of West Michigan and the country, they believe.\n\"We are not without resources,\" Boogaart said, \"We can actually do this. It's more a question of how we can find the political will to implement it.\"\n\"HCC's goal is on one hand this numerical kind of goal, 10 (MT) by 2030, but our real goal is to empower the people of Holland to tell their stories,\" Triezenberg said. \"Storytelling creates political will. The political will will emerge when everybody tells their story.\"\n— Contact reporter Carolyn Muyskens at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter at @cjmuyskens.",
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From staff reportsLANSING - State Rep. Andrew Fink underscored the dire need for restaurants to resume in-person dining services after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a current statewide ban would be extended to Feb. 1."The governor’s actions are upsetting not only because of the terrible position it puts our local restaurants and their employees in, but also because the Feb. 1 date is completely arbitrary and she has provided no sound reasoning behind it," said Fink, of Hillsdale. "The
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LANSING - State Rep. Andrew Fink underscored the dire need for restaurants to resume in-person dining services after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a current statewide ban would be extended to Feb. 1.
"The governor’s actions are upsetting not only because of the terrible position it puts our local restaurants and their employees in, but also because the Feb. 1 date is completely arbitrary and she has provided no sound reasoning behind it," said Fink, of Hillsdale. "The ban has been extended numerous times with no regard for its catastrophic impact. The governor refuses to budge or compromise when it comes to restaurants, making unilateral decisions for restaurants in every corner of the state despite the many different ways COVID is impacting each community."
Michigan has roughly 16,500 eating and drinking establishments that employ more than 447,000 people.
Fink also pointed to the negative impact the governor’s actions have had on civic associations such as the VFW and Elks Clubs, as they are unable to serve food or beverages under the ban on indoor dining.
"These valuable community organizations are on the brink of permanent closure as a result of these unnecessary shutdowns," said Fink, who belongs to the American Legion. "For years, these associations have enriched communities across Michigan, and the governor could wipe them out in a matter of months."
Fink had supported legislative efforts dubbing Jan. 16 as "Dine-In Day" in Michigan – encouraging people to safely support local restaurants as the order banning indoor dining was previously set to expire that day.
Whitmer’s order initially went into effect Nov. 18. While the governor has repeatedly promised to revise the emergency health order should COVID cases decline, she has not. The Detroit News reported in mid-December – when the governor extended her order for the first time – that statewide COVID cases were declining. As of this week, cases have plateaued.
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"From staff reportsLANSING - State Rep. Andrew Fink underscored the dire need for restaurants to resume in-person dining services after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a current statewide ban would be extended to Feb. 1.\"The governor’s actions are upsetting not only because of the terrible position it puts our local restaurants and their employees in, but also because the Feb. 1 date is completely arbitrary and she has provided no sound reasoning behind it,\" said Fink, of Hillsdale. \"The"
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HOLLAND — A local nonprofit has released its 2020 annual impact report, citing significant strides in education and conservation.Outdoor Discovery Center of Holland shared the report Monday, Jan. 25."Our journey has been an eventful 20-plus years of growth and impact," wrote CEO Travis Williams. "As the CEO of ODC, I have experienced the impacts of 9/11, and the closing down of Wildlife Unlimited, our parent organization, in 2005."I lived through the great recession of 2008. Now, I can
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HOLLAND — A local nonprofit has released its 2020 annual impact report, citing significant strides in education and conservation.
Outdoor Discovery Center of Holland shared the report Monday, Jan. 25.
"Our journey has been an eventful 20-plus years of growth and impact," wrote CEO Travis Williams. "As the CEO of ODC, I have experienced the impacts of 9/11, and the closing down of Wildlife Unlimited, our parent organization, in 2005.
"I lived through the great recession of 2008. Now, I can say I have navigated through an ongoing pandemic. Through all of this, the ODC Network has experienced steady growth."
Takeaways from the report include:
100 educators trained in managing students for safe and effective outdoor learning experiences300 children served safely through ODC summer camps66,374 users of online content including Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Ottawa County Juvenile Detention Center and Ottawa Area Center24 water quality projects completed between Macatawa and Kalamazoo River Greenway Initiatives3,600 native trees and plugs planted at 3,660 restoration sites
The report also noted the center donated 2,000 nature books to elementary school students in 2020, in addition to constructing three new "nature play and learn" spaces for area schools.
ODC hosted more than 16,500 in-person program participants with zero COVID-19 incidents and opened a new outdoor preschool, bringing its total of students educated per year to 190.
Perhaps the most notable communication upgrade for ODC in 2020 was its new website, which includes a page for diversity and inclusion. In terms of sustainability, the organization constructed its fourth solar array at Little Hawks Discovery Preschool.
While 2020 was a difficult year for many nonprofit organizations, ODC earned 26 percent of its income through 609 individual donors. Another 30 percent came from educational programming, while 10 percent came from business and 11 percent came from government sources.
In December, ODC received a major donation from Karen and Larry Mulder, which will cover the majority of the capital costs needed for a third preschool campus in Park Township.
ODC signed a purchase agreement with the Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce for 10 acres of land on 152nd Avenue, formerly part of the Park Township Airport.
The land reverted to chamber ownership after the airport closed and its runway was removed. The campus, anticipated to be an approximately $3.5 million investment for ODC, is expected to be complete by 2022.
— Contact reporter Cassandra Lybrink at [email protected]. Follow her on Instagram @BizHolland.
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"Outdoor Discovery Center cites new website, projects in annual impact report",
"HOLLAND — A local nonprofit has released its 2020 annual impact report, citing significant strides in education and conservation.Outdoor Discovery Center of Holland shared the report Monday, Jan. 25.\"Our journey has been an eventful 20-plus years of growth and impact,\" wrote CEO Travis Williams. \"As the CEO of ODC, I have experienced the impacts of 9/11, and the closing down of Wildlife Unlimited, our parent organization, in 2005.\"I lived through the great recession of 2008. Now, I can"
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The date of June 17, 1862, is one that should be celebrated by anyone who has ever been associated with Adrian College.On this date, the board of trustees voted to invite the Methodist Protestant Church to join the college movement in Adrian. The decision included Dr. John Kost, a medical lecturer and internationally known scientist being elected to a professorship "to introduce the Methodist Protestant denomination" to the college.Dr. Kost was an interesting man for many reasons. He is often
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The date of June 17, 1862, is one that should be celebrated by anyone who has ever been associated with Adrian College.
On this date, the board of trustees voted to invite the Methodist Protestant Church to join the college movement in Adrian. The decision included Dr. John Kost, a medical lecturer and internationally known scientist being elected to a professorship "to introduce the Methodist Protestant denomination" to the college.
Dr. Kost was an interesting man for many reasons. He is often credited for his pivotal position in bringing Methodism to Adrian College. However, Kost did not come to Adrian alone. He brought with him a collection of natural history specimens worth upwards of $10,000 and agreed to take the professorship on the condition that the college would agree to accept his "museum." The collection, referred to as his "Cabinet in Natural History," was donated with the proviso that the college build a building in which it could be housed and that he — Dr. Kost — be appointed its curator for life.
Despite being involved in a civil war, the college managed to secure the materials and labor to build Cabinet Hall, later commonly called "The Museum." The problem was that the new building was only large enough to house about 20,000 of the specimens brought by Dr. Kost, and those that were displayed were on crude, hand-hewn tables. Among other items, his collection included a complete mastodon skeleton found in Michigan.
Over the ensuing years, the overflow of specimens was sent to the University of Florida, Heidelberg College (in Tiffin, Ohio) and Kansas Agricultural College. The choice of schools to receive the specimens was not a random selection. Dr. Kost’s tenure at Adrian College was interrupted several times as he took positions at these schools.
Dr. Kost served as chancellor of what was to become the University of Florida. In 1879, he was chosen President of Kansas Agricultural College and when Heidelberg College became Heidelberg University in 1889, Dr. Kost was named professor of paleontology. He was eventually appointed chancellor of Heidelberg University. One source reports that he also served as president of Marshall College in Illinois.
Operating a museum is not without its headaches.
In May 1896, Dr. Kost sued the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad company for $20,000 over some broken bones. It appears that his Mastodon skeleton was being transported from Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio, to Adrian by the railroad. In Dr. Kost’s words, the skeleton was "badly used in transit," suffering damages estimated at $10,000 and that "the skeleton of the mastodon was the most perfect in existence."
The wheels of justice turn slowly, and the suit went to trial in Lansing over two years later, in November 1898. The trial lasted a week and Kost was awarded the sum of $125. The railroad’s lawyers were "well pleased with the smallness of the verdict."
Kost was much more than a college professor or museum curator. He was appointed by Michigan Gov. Pingree to the state’s first Board of Medical Examiners in 1899 and reappointed continuously until his death. The board was created to regulate medical practice in the state.
At the time, according to an article appearing in the Oct. 10, 1899, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan had become a home for quacks under the system of permitting anyone to hang out a shingle as a medical practitioner."
Prior to his death, he donated his zoological collection to the Chicago Physio-Medical College. It was valued at $150,000 at the time.
Dr. Kost died in 1904. Without a curator the collection was essentially neglected. The Grand Rapids school system purchased his private collection for $5,000. The Adrian College collection was eventually crowded out to make room for a basketball court on the upper level of the building. Students apparently pilfered many of the specimens and others were sold to collectors. Very little remains of the original Kost collection, and what remains has deteriorated from neglect and a pest infestation.
Although other curators were eventually appointed, it was apparent that no-one cares for a child more than its parents. Although the collection was neglected for years, there is currently an effort to restore and update it.
If anyone should doubt Dr. Kost’s credentials, he had, as one biographer put it, "more letters after his name than in it." He was also recipient of many international awards and had a very impressive curriculum vitae. Just imagine a business card reading "John Kost, A.M., M.D., Ph.D., D.D., L.L.D."
During his lifetime, the facility on the Adrian College campus was open to the public. Anyone wishing to see a preserved crocodile or giraffe, or a mastodon skeleton, or any one of thousands of other exotic animals (including birds and fish) could take an afternoon and visit the museum in all its glory over on Maumee Street.
Bob Wessel is vice president of the Lenawee County Historical Society and can be contacted at [email protected].
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"The date of June 17, 1862, is one that should be celebrated by anyone who has ever been associated with Adrian College.\nOn this date, the board of trustees voted to invite the Methodist Protestant Church to join the college movement in Adrian. The decision included Dr. John Kost, a medical lecturer and internationally known scientist being elected to a professorship \"to introduce the Methodist Protestant denomination\" to the college.\nDr. Kost was an interesting man for many reasons. He is often credited for his pivotal position in bringing Methodism to Adrian College. However, Kost did not come to Adrian alone. He brought with him a collection of natural history specimens worth upwards of $10,000 and agreed to take the professorship on the condition that the college would agree to accept his \"museum.\" The collection, referred to as his \"Cabinet in Natural History,\" was donated with the proviso that the college build a building in which it could be housed and that he — Dr. Kost — be appointed its curator for life.\nDespite being involved in a civil war, the college managed to secure the materials and labor to build Cabinet Hall, later commonly called \"The Museum.\" The problem was that the new building was only large enough to house about 20,000 of the specimens brought by Dr. Kost, and those that were displayed were on crude, hand-hewn tables. Among other items, his collection included a complete mastodon skeleton found in Michigan.\nOver the ensuing years, the overflow of specimens was sent to the University of Florida, Heidelberg College (in Tiffin, Ohio) and Kansas Agricultural College. The choice of schools to receive the specimens was not a random selection. Dr. Kost’s tenure at Adrian College was interrupted several times as he took positions at these schools.\nDr. Kost served as chancellor of what was to become the University of Florida. In 1879, he was chosen President of Kansas Agricultural College and when Heidelberg College became Heidelberg University in 1889, Dr. Kost was named professor of paleontology. He was eventually appointed chancellor of Heidelberg University. One source reports that he also served as president of Marshall College in Illinois.\nOperating a museum is not without its headaches.\nIn May 1896, Dr. Kost sued the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad company for $20,000 over some broken bones. It appears that his Mastodon skeleton was being transported from Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio, to Adrian by the railroad. In Dr. Kost’s words, the skeleton was \"badly used in transit,\" suffering damages estimated at $10,000 and that \"the skeleton of the mastodon was the most perfect in existence.\"\nThe wheels of justice turn slowly, and the suit went to trial in Lansing over two years later, in November 1898. The trial lasted a week and Kost was awarded the sum of $125. The railroad’s lawyers were \"well pleased with the smallness of the verdict.\"\nKost was much more than a college professor or museum curator. He was appointed by Michigan Gov. Pingree to the state’s first Board of Medical Examiners in 1899 and reappointed continuously until his death. The board was created to regulate medical practice in the state.\nAt the time, according to an article appearing in the Oct. 10, 1899, Detroit Free Press, \"Michigan had become a home for quacks under the system of permitting anyone to hang out a shingle as a medical practitioner.\"\nPrior to his death, he donated his zoological collection to the Chicago Physio-Medical College. It was valued at $150,000 at the time.\nDr. Kost died in 1904. Without a curator the collection was essentially neglected. The Grand Rapids school system purchased his private collection for $5,000. The Adrian College collection was eventually crowded out to make room for a basketball court on the upper level of the building. Students apparently pilfered many of the specimens and others were sold to collectors. Very little remains of the original Kost collection, and what remains has deteriorated from neglect and a pest infestation.\nAlthough other curators were eventually appointed, it was apparent that no-one cares for a child more than its parents. Although the collection was neglected for years, there is currently an effort to restore and update it.\nIf anyone should doubt Dr. Kost’s credentials, he had, as one biographer put it, \"more letters after his name than in it.\" He was also recipient of many international awards and had a very impressive curriculum vitae. Just imagine a business card reading \"John Kost, A.M., M.D., Ph.D., D.D., L.L.D.\"\nDuring his lifetime, the facility on the Adrian College campus was open to the public. Anyone wishing to see a preserved crocodile or giraffe, or a mastodon skeleton, or any one of thousands of other exotic animals (including birds and fish) could take an afternoon and visit the museum in all its glory over on Maumee Street.\nBob Wessel is vice president of the Lenawee County Historical Society and can be contacted at [email protected].",
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"The date of June 17, 1862, is one that should be celebrated by anyone who has ever been associated with Adrian College.On this date, the board of trustees voted to invite the Methodist Protestant Church to join the college movement in Adrian. The decision included Dr. John Kost, a medical lecturer and internationally known scientist being elected to a professorship \"to introduce the Methodist Protestant denomination\" to the college.Dr. Kost was an interesting man for many reasons. He is often"
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As we gaze at 2020 from the rear-view mirror, all of us have learned some positive — and negative — things from the chaos last year. And it’s probably fair to assume most are looking forward to a fresh start and hopefully a safe, healthy and prosperous 2021.Maybe you have picked a New Year’s Resolution and are still excited with your decision. If so, good for you. Stay with it. I have started strong in the past to add resolutions to my life but many of them fizzled and
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As we gaze at 2020 from the rear-view mirror, all of us have learned some positive — and negative — things from the chaos last year. And it’s probably fair to assume most are looking forward to a fresh start and hopefully a safe, healthy and prosperous 2021.
Maybe you have picked a New Year’s Resolution and are still excited with your decision. If so, good for you. Stay with it. I have started strong in the past to add resolutions to my life but many of them fizzled and are not visible now from my rear-view mirror.
However, I am excited to share with you about something I committed myself to do back in October of 2008. October is certainly not January, but positive life enhancements can be initiated at any time during the year.
This discipline has become a cherished part of my morning routine. And, because this practice is so important to my daily ritual, the thought of setting it aside is unthinkable.
First a little history:
Back in third grade our Sunday School class received our Bibles in front of the entire congregation at church. I took home this red, soft-bound book with gilded edge and lettering, glanced through it to look at the pictures, and set it aside. For many years.
There have been times in my life when I picked a Bible up and read some familiar passages, or chapters of individual Gospels but nothing really clicked. Longing for a closer relationship with our Lord and truthfully acting on that desire are diametrically opposed.
To God, everything happens at the right time and this is how it went down for me. Some years ago, I became a part of a men’s group from the church we attended that met on Wednesdays at 6:30 a.m. in the church office. On one occasion, we chatted about a way to read the Bible and apply it to everyday life.
We read Wayne Cordeiro’s book "The Divine Mentor" and in it he rolls out an insightful way to bring greater meaning and purpose to the written Word.
The format we used was SOAP.
This acronym stands for Scripture, Observation, Application and Prayer. All we did was write down a specific scripture, discussed and journaled what we observed was happening around that time in the verses, talked about and inscribed how the Scripture could apply to my/our present-day condition or circumstance, and, finally, share and write a brief prayer. Each SOAP ended up looking like a devotional.
Now, to be honest, I started strong with SOAP, but sadly, the intention did not take root and become a habit. What remained, though, was a commitment to dig into the Living Word regardless of initial doubts and fervently pray for the Holy Spirit to open the Scriptures to me so I could comprehend them more fully.
The result is a journey that I couldn’t have even imagined when this all began. My Bible is marked up a lot. It’s OK to write in yours or highlight whatever as you grow in your faith. Jesus just wants you to use it.
I have seen many Bibles of Christ followers that are so dog-eared and worn out from intentional use. Both are beautiful to behold!
The amazing thing is that God might reveal something today in Scripture and next year, or next week, he might take you in a totally different direction based on what is happening in your life with those very same verses.
If you have to blow the dust off yours, no worries! If you can’t find yours or simply don’t own a Bible, there are some translations out there that use everyday language and are easier to understand, like The Message or The Passion Translations. The Bible I currently use is the English Standard Version.
If you are serious about committing to read God’s Love Letter to you consistently over time, He will expand your ability to love Him more and you will be reminded daily how extravagantly He loves you.
Maybe the Holy Spirit is prompting you now … to begin traveling down the path to a more intimate relationship with your Creator.
I know it has made a tremendous difference in my life. Hope it will in yours.
Joe Wagley is a Realtor and broker in Lenawee County. He is the owner of The Wagley Group in Adrian. He can be reached at 517-265-6000 or by email at [email protected].
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"As we gaze at 2020 from the rear-view mirror, all of us have learned some positive — and negative — things from the chaos last year. And it’s probably fair to assume most are looking forward to a fresh start and hopefully a safe, healthy and prosperous 2021.\nMaybe you have picked a New Year’s Resolution and are still excited with your decision. If so, good for you. Stay with it. I have started strong in the past to add resolutions to my life but many of them fizzled and are not visible now from my rear-view mirror.\nHowever, I am excited to share with you about something I committed myself to do back in October of 2008. October is certainly not January, but positive life enhancements can be initiated at any time during the year.\nThis discipline has become a cherished part of my morning routine. And, because this practice is so important to my daily ritual, the thought of setting it aside is unthinkable.\nFirst a little history:\nBack in third grade our Sunday School class received our Bibles in front of the entire congregation at church. I took home this red, soft-bound book with gilded edge and lettering, glanced through it to look at the pictures, and set it aside. For many years.\nThere have been times in my life when I picked a Bible up and read some familiar passages, or chapters of individual Gospels but nothing really clicked. Longing for a closer relationship with our Lord and truthfully acting on that desire are diametrically opposed.\nTo God, everything happens at the right time and this is how it went down for me. Some years ago, I became a part of a men’s group from the church we attended that met on Wednesdays at 6:30 a.m. in the church office. On one occasion, we chatted about a way to read the Bible and apply it to everyday life.\nWe read Wayne Cordeiro’s book \"The Divine Mentor\" and in it he rolls out an insightful way to bring greater meaning and purpose to the written Word.\nThe format we used was SOAP.\nThis acronym stands for Scripture, Observation, Application and Prayer. All we did was write down a specific scripture, discussed and journaled what we observed was happening around that time in the verses, talked about and inscribed how the Scripture could apply to my/our present-day condition or circumstance, and, finally, share and write a brief prayer. Each SOAP ended up looking like a devotional.\nNow, to be honest, I started strong with SOAP, but sadly, the intention did not take root and become a habit. What remained, though, was a commitment to dig into the Living Word regardless of initial doubts and fervently pray for the Holy Spirit to open the Scriptures to me so I could comprehend them more fully.\nThe result is a journey that I couldn’t have even imagined when this all began. My Bible is marked up a lot. It’s OK to write in yours or highlight whatever as you grow in your faith. Jesus just wants you to use it.\nI have seen many Bibles of Christ followers that are so dog-eared and worn out from intentional use. Both are beautiful to behold!\nThe amazing thing is that God might reveal something today in Scripture and next year, or next week, he might take you in a totally different direction based on what is happening in your life with those very same verses.\nIf you have to blow the dust off yours, no worries! If you can’t find yours or simply don’t own a Bible, there are some translations out there that use everyday language and are easier to understand, like The Message or The Passion Translations. The Bible I currently use is the English Standard Version.\nIf you are serious about committing to read God’s Love Letter to you consistently over time, He will expand your ability to love Him more and you will be reminded daily how extravagantly He loves you.\nMaybe the Holy Spirit is prompting you now … to begin traveling down the path to a more intimate relationship with your Creator.\nI know it has made a tremendous difference in my life. Hope it will in yours.\nJoe Wagley is a Realtor and broker in Lenawee County. He is the owner of The Wagley Group in Adrian. He can be reached at 517-265-6000 or by email at [email protected].",
"Faithful Living: A resolution that is certain to change your life, guaranteed",
"As we gaze at 2020 from the rear-view mirror, all of us have learned some positive — and negative — things from the chaos last year. And it’s probably fair to assume most are looking forward to a fresh start and hopefully a safe, healthy and prosperous 2021.Maybe you have picked a New Year’s Resolution and are still excited with your decision. If so, good for you. Stay with it. I have started strong in the past to add resolutions to my life but many of them fizzled and"
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I bet this past year has reiterated the value of teachers to many.
Personally, I never had a problem respecting my teachers when I was in school. In fact, I feared most of them.
What I can’t understand are the stories I’ve heard over the years about how some kids have the nerve to mouth off to their teachers.
I never did. I mean, I did, but I immediately paid the consequences, which are prosecutable offenses these days.
But mostly I respected my teachers. In fact, I had a hard time visualizing them outside the classroom.
To me, they were not regular people who had lives in the outside world. They were disciplinarians who ran the classroom, and I could never imagine them having to stand in line for stamps at the post office.
Even when I was a teenager, the concept of encountering a teacher outside the classroom was a notion that didn’t completely register.
Once when I was 16 and working my first real job, I had just completed working several months in the dish room when I was promoted to the sandwich board at a Bill Knapp’s restaurant.
This was big deal. Going from dishwasher to preparing food was huge. I was pretty proud of this accomplishment. Plus, I got to wear a chef’s hat. And ogle the waitresses.
The restaurant was designed with a large opening that exposed the kitchen so customers in the dining room could see the workers preparing meals. Conversely, all the cooks could see the diners.
And we were warned repeatedly to behave and keep our voices down.
One day I was working on the hated club sandwich, my worst order because they were so hard to keep together, when I heard, "Hello, Raymond."
Now back then, nobody called me Raymond except for my relatives, who had heavy Eastern European accents, and my teachers.
I looked up and there was my seventh grade teacher.
She was a civilian at school, not a nun. And I really liked her because she and I had a spelling bee challenge all year that I actually won. And for that she gave me, like, 10 bucks. She was my favorite.
I don’t know if it was the frustration of wrestling with that club sandwich, but I was stunned to see her in a restaurant setting wearing casual clothes. I didn’t know what to say.
So I mumbled the words, "What are you doing here?" Like a dork. But she smiled, said she was having dinner (duh) and moved along.
I felt like an idiot.
Years later, as an adult, the Meijer store opened in Monroe. It was a big deal. My wife and I were wandering around when I noticed the habits of three little nuns and laughed to myself at the memories.
Until I recognized them as my third, fourth and eighth grade teachers.
"Well, hello, Raymond," they all said. And I was not intimidated or stunned or alarmed. But seeing nuns outside of their environment must have made me a little nervous, even as an adult.
And I knew they could tell. Because I introduced my wife as my mother.
Ray Kisonas is the regional editor of The Monroe News and The Daily Telegram. He can be reached at [email protected].
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"I bet this past year has reiterated the value of teachers to many.\nPersonally, I never had a problem respecting my teachers when I was in school. In fact, I feared most of them.\nWhat I can’t understand are the stories I’ve heard over the years about how some kids have the nerve to mouth off to their teachers.\nI never did. I mean, I did, but I immediately paid the consequences, which are prosecutable offenses these days.\nBut mostly I respected my teachers. In fact, I had a hard time visualizing them outside the classroom.\nTo me, they were not regular people who had lives in the outside world. They were disciplinarians who ran the classroom, and I could never imagine them having to stand in line for stamps at the post office.\nEven when I was a teenager, the concept of encountering a teacher outside the classroom was a notion that didn’t completely register.\nOnce when I was 16 and working my first real job, I had just completed working several months in the dish room when I was promoted to the sandwich board at a Bill Knapp’s restaurant.\nThis was big deal. Going from dishwasher to preparing food was huge. I was pretty proud of this accomplishment. Plus, I got to wear a chef’s hat. And ogle the waitresses.\nThe restaurant was designed with a large opening that exposed the kitchen so customers in the dining room could see the workers preparing meals. Conversely, all the cooks could see the diners.\nAnd we were warned repeatedly to behave and keep our voices down.\nOne day I was working on the hated club sandwich, my worst order because they were so hard to keep together, when I heard, \"Hello, Raymond.\"\nNow back then, nobody called me Raymond except for my relatives, who had heavy Eastern European accents, and my teachers.\nI looked up and there was my seventh grade teacher.\nShe was a civilian at school, not a nun. And I really liked her because she and I had a spelling bee challenge all year that I actually won. And for that she gave me, like, 10 bucks. She was my favorite.\nI don’t know if it was the frustration of wrestling with that club sandwich, but I was stunned to see her in a restaurant setting wearing casual clothes. I didn’t know what to say.\nSo I mumbled the words, \"What are you doing here?\" Like a dork. But she smiled, said she was having dinner (duh) and moved along.\nI felt like an idiot.\nYears later, as an adult, the Meijer store opened in Monroe. It was a big deal. My wife and I were wandering around when I noticed the habits of three little nuns and laughed to myself at the memories.\nUntil I recognized them as my third, fourth and eighth grade teachers.\n\"Well, hello, Raymond,\" they all said. And I was not intimidated or stunned or alarmed. But seeing nuns outside of their environment must have made me a little nervous, even as an adult.\nAnd I knew they could tell. Because I introduced my wife as my mother.\nRay Kisonas is the regional editor of The Monroe News and The Daily Telegram. He can be reached at [email protected].",
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Alice Lorraine Care Center in Frenchtown Township was able to give vaccinations to 18 residents and 10 staff members on Thursday.
Joan (Blanchett) Brooks can’t wait to tell her two brothers that she got her first vaccination shot to combat the COVID-19 virus.
The 82-year-old Brooks was among 18 elderly residents at the Alice Lorraine Care Center in Frenchtown Township to get their first dose of the vaccine Thursday morning. Ten staff members also got vaccinated.
Brooks, who was No. 14 in the lineup, had to wait a few minutes in the lobby before getting her shot.
“I’m not nervous,” Brooks, a former Newport resident, said before a health aide from Walgreens gently stuck the needle in her right upper arm. She received a red medical patch over her incision with a “W” on it, an abbreviation for Walgreens.
She is a sister to former Monroe County Treasurer Norm Blanchett and the Rev. Melvin Blanchette. Both of her brothers call her every day.
“I can’t wait to tell them,” she said. “My brothers and I are pretty close. Norm wished me good luck when I told him I was getting a shot. He wants one, too, but has to wait.”
Staff members brought the residents, all wearing masks, one by one to receive their free shots in the lobby as Jeanette Nolan from the center checked off their names and had them sign two consent forms – one for the center and one for Walgreens.
Nolan is a direct care worker who has been employed at the center for 15 years. The entire vaccination effort took less than an hour.
Randy Corts, 67, didn’t mind waiting in a corner for his shot. He, too, was looking forward to getting inoculated against the virus.
“I’m not afraid. I’ve had shots before,” the former Monroe resident said. “It will protect me.”
Mary Carpenter, a resident since November, 2019, also was eager to get her shot, not just for her sake, but for others.
“So we can protect other people against getting the virus,” the 81-year-old Carpenter explained. “And maybe get back to normal. I read in Time Magazine that getting the shot will help us get back to normal. I also want to get back to seeing my two kids and family.”
After she got her shot, she said it was “no problem.”
“I think it was a small needle because it didn’t hurt,” she said with a smile. “I don’t mind it if it protects other people – that’s what it’s all about.”
She said her daughter who works in the health-care field already got her first vaccination and is awaiting a second. Her son-in-law who teaches at Jefferson Schools also is getting vaccinated.
“They need it because they shop for groceries and go to church,” she said.
The center off N. Monroe St. has remained closed to the public since March, so no families have been allowed to see their loved ones except through outside windows.
Last summer, the center did allow visitors to meet with residents outside, as long as they wore masks and were six feet apart.
Krystle Stanifer, resident care coordinator for the center, said many of those getting shots were glad to get them so they could reunite with their families and loved ones.
“Most are excited because they want to be ready for their families to come in,” Stanifer said. “A lot of them have declined since the pandemic began in March because they have not been able to be” up close with their families.
Another vaccination by Walgreens’ staff is planned Feb. 11 at the center to give residents and staff their second required dose.
After that, restrictions for visiting residents may be relaxed to allow face-to-face gatherings if visitors have been vaccinated or have tested negative for COVID-19, Stanifer said.
Others who got vaccinated included Mary Mazur, who is 102 and the oldest resident at the center; Pam Toro, a direct care worker who has worked at the center since 1994, and Dr. Shapoor Ansari, owner and founder of the center, along with his wife, Sue, a nurse. Shapoor has been a fixture in the Monroe medical community for 50 years.
Mazur gladly got her shot because she is yearning for “some kind of normalcy,” she said.
“I didn’t like it (the shot), but don’t want to live scared,” Mazur, a former Carleton resident, said. “I’m the oldest in my family and have a lot of nieces and nephews I want to see. And I think they want to see me.”
Kristy Goins, a direct care worker for the past eight years, said no one fainted getting the vaccination. She said residents are used to getting shots because many are vaccinated every October against the flu.
“This one is a little more important than the flu,” Goins, 42, said.
“Some people don’t understand why we’re doing this. It’s very important for the residents and most of them know it if we want to get back to some normalcy.”
She said it was important for her, too, to get vaccinated so she can spend more time with her grandkids.
The vaccination was held in conjunction with Walgreens and the State of Michigan and Monroe County Health Departments.
The care center is a private, family owned assisted living facility that has operated since 1994. The center has been “deeply affected by COVID,” said Anna M. Ansari, vice president.
“We have lost resident lives, staff have left us, revenues are down, but we persevere,” Ansari said. “We are thrilled that… we are able to offer our residents and staff this live-saving and game-changing vaccination.
“What a promising start to the new year.”
The center is named after her great-grandmother – Alice Lorraine Munson Vollmer, Sue’s mother and a lifetime resident of LaSalle who died in 1993.
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"Alice Lorraine Care Center in Frenchtown Township was able to give vaccinations to 18 residents and 10 staff members on Thursday.\nJoan (Blanchett) Brooks can’t wait to tell her two brothers that she got her first vaccination shot to combat the COVID-19 virus.\nThe 82-year-old Brooks was among 18 elderly residents at the Alice Lorraine Care Center in Frenchtown Township to get their first dose of the vaccine Thursday morning. Ten staff members also got vaccinated.\nBrooks, who was No. 14 in the lineup, had to wait a few minutes in the lobby before getting her shot.\n“I’m not nervous,” Brooks, a former Newport resident, said before a health aide from Walgreens gently stuck the needle in her right upper arm. She received a red medical patch over her incision with a “W” on it, an abbreviation for Walgreens.\nShe is a sister to former Monroe County Treasurer Norm Blanchett and the Rev. Melvin Blanchette. Both of her brothers call her every day.\n“I can’t wait to tell them,” she said. “My brothers and I are pretty close. Norm wished me good luck when I told him I was getting a shot. He wants one, too, but has to wait.”\nStaff members brought the residents, all wearing masks, one by one to receive their free shots in the lobby as Jeanette Nolan from the center checked off their names and had them sign two consent forms – one for the center and one for Walgreens.\nNolan is a direct care worker who has been employed at the center for 15 years. The entire vaccination effort took less than an hour.\nRandy Corts, 67, didn’t mind waiting in a corner for his shot. He, too, was looking forward to getting inoculated against the virus.\n“I’m not afraid. I’ve had shots before,” the former Monroe resident said. “It will protect me.”\nMary Carpenter, a resident since November, 2019, also was eager to get her shot, not just for her sake, but for others.\n“So we can protect other people against getting the virus,” the 81-year-old Carpenter explained. “And maybe get back to normal. I read in Time Magazine that getting the shot will help us get back to normal. I also want to get back to seeing my two kids and family.”\nAfter she got her shot, she said it was “no problem.”\n“I think it was a small needle because it didn’t hurt,” she said with a smile. “I don’t mind it if it protects other people – that’s what it’s all about.”\nShe said her daughter who works in the health-care field already got her first vaccination and is awaiting a second. Her son-in-law who teaches at Jefferson Schools also is getting vaccinated.\n“They need it because they shop for groceries and go to church,” she said.\nThe center off N. Monroe St. has remained closed to the public since March, so no families have been allowed to see their loved ones except through outside windows.\nLast summer, the center did allow visitors to meet with residents outside, as long as they wore masks and were six feet apart.\nKrystle Stanifer, resident care coordinator for the center, said many of those getting shots were glad to get them so they could reunite with their families and loved ones.\n“Most are excited because they want to be ready for their families to come in,” Stanifer said. “A lot of them have declined since the pandemic began in March because they have not been able to be” up close with their families.\nAnother vaccination by Walgreens’ staff is planned Feb. 11 at the center to give residents and staff their second required dose.\nAfter that, restrictions for visiting residents may be relaxed to allow face-to-face gatherings if visitors have been vaccinated or have tested negative for COVID-19, Stanifer said.\nOthers who got vaccinated included Mary Mazur, who is 102 and the oldest resident at the center; Pam Toro, a direct care worker who has worked at the center since 1994, and Dr. Shapoor Ansari, owner and founder of the center, along with his wife, Sue, a nurse. Shapoor has been a fixture in the Monroe medical community for 50 years.\nMazur gladly got her shot because she is yearning for “some kind of normalcy,” she said.\n“I didn’t like it (the shot), but don’t want to live scared,” Mazur, a former Carleton resident, said. “I’m the oldest in my family and have a lot of nieces and nephews I want to see. And I think they want to see me.”\nKristy Goins, a direct care worker for the past eight years, said no one fainted getting the vaccination. She said residents are used to getting shots because many are vaccinated every October against the flu.\n“This one is a little more important than the flu,” Goins, 42, said.\n“Some people don’t understand why we’re doing this. It’s very important for the residents and most of them know it if we want to get back to some normalcy.”\nShe said it was important for her, too, to get vaccinated so she can spend more time with her grandkids.\nThe vaccination was held in conjunction with Walgreens and the State of Michigan and Monroe County Health Departments.\nThe care center is a private, family owned assisted living facility that has operated since 1994. The center has been “deeply affected by COVID,” said Anna M. Ansari, vice president.\n“We have lost resident lives, staff have left us, revenues are down, but we persevere,” Ansari said. “We are thrilled that… we are able to offer our residents and staff this live-saving and game-changing vaccination.\n“What a promising start to the new year.”\nThe center is named after her great-grandmother – Alice Lorraine Munson Vollmer, Sue’s mother and a lifetime resident of LaSalle who died in 1993.",
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BRANCH COUNTY — With a proposed 150 MW commercial solar farm spread around 1,500 acres of farms, land owners are looking at land leases to produce a steady income for 15 to 30 years with a better more stable income than crop farming.Sam Gaglio said he and five siblings are "leasing to keep the family farm legacy for future generations."Turning the land over to solar farming will allow the land to "rest and rejuvenate" during the 15 to 30 years of the lease no insecticides or chemical
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BRANCH COUNTY — With a proposed 150 MW commercial solar farm spread around 1,500 acres of farms, land owners are looking at land leases to produce a steady income for 15 to 30 years with a better more stable income than crop farming.
Sam Gaglio said he and five siblings are "leasing to keep the family farm legacy for future generations."
Turning the land over to solar farming will allow the land to "rest and rejuvenate" during the 15 to 30 years of the lease no insecticides or chemical fertilizer will be used which will benefit the the watersheds. Ground cover planted under the panels will protect the land and help drainage.
Apex Clean Energy and esaSolar are partnering for the massive project $150 million investment they hope to complete by the end of 2023.
One attendee during a Tuesday night Ovid Planning Commission hearing on Solar Ordinance revisions asked "What is in it for the township?"
There will be massive economic impacts locally for governments and the economy, according to estimates provided after a study presented to local economic development officials and the Branch County Economic Growth Alliance.
An independent study by Dr. David Loomis at Illinois State University, said the project will generate over $21 million in direct tax revenues over the estimated 30 years life span.
Under current taxing it would produce over $11 million in the first 10 years.
Currently, solar farms are taxed as Industrial Personal Property at 50% of its cost at $75 million the first year. That is depreciated down to a minimum 23% over 15 years.
The added tax value is five times the current industrial personal property valuation, according to the study. In the first year it amounts to a 5% increase in taxes countywide.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed legislation that would have taxed solar farms at a flat $4,000 per megawatt with no depreciation passed during the lame duck session of the legislature.
The amount would have been less than the current system, but more consistent.
Congress also continued renewable energy tax credits set to expire in December during its flurry of bills passed in December.
Sean Stocker and Brian O’Shea, from Apex Clean Energy, laid out others who would benefit. The economic study estimated there would be 242 construction jobs during the 12 to 18 months of work, bringing in $5.5 million in income. Thereafter just over 10 permanent jobs would produce $377,000 a year income. There would be additional jobs and income and operations for the state outside this area.
In addition to the solar farm, there is $5 million in utility equipment such as the substation and other related transmission gear.
Like agriculture property, the Industrial Personal Property is exempt from 18 mills school operating millage and 6 mills of state education fund taxes. The utility equipment is not. Neither is exempt from school sinking fund millages.
The economic study shows Branch Intermediate School District would receive the most tax funds at $7.1 million over 30 years. Coldwater Schools sinking fund millage would generate at current rates $4.057 million over 30 years. Branch County would see $4.13 million more during those three decades.
Ovid Township tax collections would increase $382,366, while Coldwater Township would see $321,347 over a 30-year lease.
Others receiving funding include: Jail operations and construction, $1.5 million; Branch District Library, $959,000; 911 Central Dispatch, $968,000; and Commission on Aging, $636,000.
Coldwater Schools could expect $505,000 from the 18 mills on the utility equipment over that 30 years.
The study also uses economic models to project a total economic impact of $59 million on the local economy during the 30 years of the project from employment earnings, local investment, land lease payments, and the property tax payments.
One of the delays currently is waiting for the grid operator, Midcontinent Independent System Operator, to determine what, if any, transmission capacity increases are needed and the cost. MISO has delayed request since 2019.
The other is who will buy the power. O’Shea said the firms "would not just build this and wait for a customer." Finding a power purchase agreement "has not started in earnest yet."
But with the major power companies in Michigan seeking to increase its solar capacity seven fold by 2025, there should be customers available.
Friday: Concerns of those who oppose the project. What Ovid Township Planning Commissioners are looking to revise and why the process is taking place.
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"BRANCH COUNTY — With a proposed 150 MW commercial solar farm spread around 1,500 acres of farms, land owners are looking at land leases to produce a steady income for 15 to 30 years with a better more stable income than crop farming.\nSam Gaglio said he and five siblings are \"leasing to keep the family farm legacy for future generations.\"\nTurning the land over to solar farming will allow the land to \"rest and rejuvenate\" during the 15 to 30 years of the lease no insecticides or chemical fertilizer will be used which will benefit the the watersheds. Ground cover planted under the panels will protect the land and help drainage.\nApex Clean Energy and esaSolar are partnering for the massive project $150 million investment they hope to complete by the end of 2023.\nOne attendee during a Tuesday night Ovid Planning Commission hearing on Solar Ordinance revisions asked \"What is in it for the township?\"\nThere will be massive economic impacts locally for governments and the economy, according to estimates provided after a study presented to local economic development officials and the Branch County Economic Growth Alliance.\nAn independent study by Dr. David Loomis at Illinois State University, said the project will generate over $21 million in direct tax revenues over the estimated 30 years life span.\nUnder current taxing it would produce over $11 million in the first 10 years.\nCurrently, solar farms are taxed as Industrial Personal Property at 50% of its cost at $75 million the first year. That is depreciated down to a minimum 23% over 15 years.\nThe added tax value is five times the current industrial personal property valuation, according to the study. In the first year it amounts to a 5% increase in taxes countywide.\nGov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed legislation that would have taxed solar farms at a flat $4,000 per megawatt with no depreciation passed during the lame duck session of the legislature.\nThe amount would have been less than the current system, but more consistent.\nCongress also continued renewable energy tax credits set to expire in December during its flurry of bills passed in December.\nSean Stocker and Brian O’Shea, from Apex Clean Energy, laid out others who would benefit. The economic study estimated there would be 242 construction jobs during the 12 to 18 months of work, bringing in $5.5 million in income. Thereafter just over 10 permanent jobs would produce $377,000 a year income. There would be additional jobs and income and operations for the state outside this area.\nIn addition to the solar farm, there is $5 million in utility equipment such as the substation and other related transmission gear.\nLike agriculture property, the Industrial Personal Property is exempt from 18 mills school operating millage and 6 mills of state education fund taxes. The utility equipment is not. Neither is exempt from school sinking fund millages.\nThe economic study shows Branch Intermediate School District would receive the most tax funds at $7.1 million over 30 years. Coldwater Schools sinking fund millage would generate at current rates $4.057 million over 30 years. Branch County would see $4.13 million more during those three decades.\nOvid Township tax collections would increase $382,366, while Coldwater Township would see $321,347 over a 30-year lease.\nOthers receiving funding include: Jail operations and construction, $1.5 million; Branch District Library, $959,000; 911 Central Dispatch, $968,000; and Commission on Aging, $636,000.\nColdwater Schools could expect $505,000 from the 18 mills on the utility equipment over that 30 years.\nThe study also uses economic models to project a total economic impact of $59 million on the local economy during the 30 years of the project from employment earnings, local investment, land lease payments, and the property tax payments.\nOne of the delays currently is waiting for the grid operator, Midcontinent Independent System Operator, to determine what, if any, transmission capacity increases are needed and the cost. MISO has delayed request since 2019.\nThe other is who will buy the power. O’Shea said the firms \"would not just build this and wait for a customer.\" Finding a power purchase agreement \"has not started in earnest yet.\"\nBut with the major power companies in Michigan seeking to increase its solar capacity seven fold by 2025, there should be customers available.\nFriday: Concerns of those who oppose the project. What Ovid Township Planning Commissioners are looking to revise and why the process is taking place.",
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"BRANCH COUNTY — With a proposed 150 MW commercial solar farm spread around 1,500 acres of farms, land owners are looking at land leases to produce a steady income for 15 to 30 years with a better more stable income than crop farming.Sam Gaglio said he and five siblings are \"leasing to keep the family farm legacy for future generations.\"Turning the land over to solar farming will allow the land to \"rest and rejuvenate\" during the 15 to 30 years of the lease no insecticides or chemical"
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CLINTON — It's been a couple of years since Clinton football has had this deep of a playoff run.Now that the game is here, the team is busy getting ready for this Saturday's Division 6 state semifinal against Constantine and not letting the noise or circumstances get in the way.Although, it is the circumstances behind the game, really this whole season, that make this state semifinal between Clinton and the Falcons unique.Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the MHSAA lifted its restrictions
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CLINTON — It's been a couple of years since Clinton football has had this deep of a playoff run.
Now that the game is here, the team is busy getting ready for this Saturday's Division 6 state semifinal against Constantine and not letting the noise or circumstances get in the way.
Although, it is the circumstances behind the game, really this whole season, that make this state semifinal between Clinton and the Falcons unique.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the MHSAA lifted its restrictions on having semifinal games be at neutral sites. That means Clinton, which is ahead of Constantine by a fraction of a playoff point (40.833 to 40.667), will play host to a state semifinal game after hosting a series of regional final contests in the past.
"It's definitely a great opportunity for us, and we're proud to host it here in Clinton at Wegner Field," said head coach Jeremy Fielder. "We're extremely excited for the opportunity."
Constantine, which enter this game with a 9-1 record and as this year's champions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference-Lakeshore Division, have won nine-straight games after dropping the season opener against D7 state semifinalist and former conference opponent Schoolcraft.
The Falcons have beaten opponents by 39 points-per-game in the postseason alone and have outscored all opponents 410-198 this year, including six games where Constantine scored 40 or more points.
Constantine's offensive attack looks familiar to Clinton fans, as the Falcons utilize a run heavy Power-T attack that can wear down an opponent while limiting time and chances for opposing offenses to put points on the board.
"It's almost like we're playing ourselves," Fielder said. "They're big and strong up front, they've got fast athletic running backs, with one of the best running backs in the state at our level. They present a great challenge for us defensively and with them running the Power-T, they're certainly going to know how to defend our Power-T offense, so it'll definitely be a great game."
Constantine's ground-and-pound offense goes as its backfield goes, headed up by its first team all-state running back sophomore Brayden Clark, whose abilities Fielder likens to Clinton's speedy running backs such as Mathew Sexton in the 2013-2015 seasons.
"In their offense, you can't zero in on anything because then you're giving them something else," Fielder said. "You have to be extremely mindful and make necessary adjustments based on their tendencies and what they're trying to do, but you do have to be aware of where (Clark) is at all times."
Clinton's offense out of the Power-T has the ability to push its scores up as well, having four games of its own scoring 40 or more points this year. But the past few games, the offense has done what it is designed to do, chew up yards and take time off the scoreboard for opposing teams to be able to counterattack.
On its opening drives of the district and regional final wins against Blissfield and Warren Michigan Collegiate, Clinton, which last made it this far in 2015 when the team made it all the way to the Division 6 state finals, took nearly 17 minutes off the clock against the Royals and Cougars in those first possessions combined, both of which ended with touchdowns, to put its opponents behind on the scoreboard and clock.
"With our scheme and our system, it's not just our defense being involved in those stops," Fielder said. "Being able to control the clock with our offenses is a strategy and its been a big key behind some of our success as well. So it looks great statistically defensively, when you look at it, we're holding teams, but at the same time, being able to hold the ball and control the clock helps our defense greatly."
In a game like this one coming up, with Constantine and Clinton running similar offenses, the difference in going to Ford Field or having their season be over could come down to how well each team can pull off the gameplans put in place by the coaching staffs.
"It makes execution all the more important when you know you're going to have limited possessions offensively," Fielder said. "It puts greater pressure on special teams in regards to executing and trying to make plays."
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"CLINTON — It's been a couple of years since Clinton football has had this deep of a playoff run.\nNow that the game is here, the team is busy getting ready for this Saturday's Division 6 state semifinal against Constantine and not letting the noise or circumstances get in the way.\nAlthough, it is the circumstances behind the game, really this whole season, that make this state semifinal between Clinton and the Falcons unique.\nDue to the coronavirus pandemic, the MHSAA lifted its restrictions on having semifinal games be at neutral sites. That means Clinton, which is ahead of Constantine by a fraction of a playoff point (40.833 to 40.667), will play host to a state semifinal game after hosting a series of regional final contests in the past.\n\"It's definitely a great opportunity for us, and we're proud to host it here in Clinton at Wegner Field,\" said head coach Jeremy Fielder. \"We're extremely excited for the opportunity.\"\nConstantine, which enter this game with a 9-1 record and as this year's champions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference-Lakeshore Division, have won nine-straight games after dropping the season opener against D7 state semifinalist and former conference opponent Schoolcraft.\nThe Falcons have beaten opponents by 39 points-per-game in the postseason alone and have outscored all opponents 410-198 this year, including six games where Constantine scored 40 or more points.\nConstantine's offensive attack looks familiar to Clinton fans, as the Falcons utilize a run heavy Power-T attack that can wear down an opponent while limiting time and chances for opposing offenses to put points on the board.\n\"It's almost like we're playing ourselves,\" Fielder said. \"They're big and strong up front, they've got fast athletic running backs, with one of the best running backs in the state at our level. They present a great challenge for us defensively and with them running the Power-T, they're certainly going to know how to defend our Power-T offense, so it'll definitely be a great game.\"\nConstantine's ground-and-pound offense goes as its backfield goes, headed up by its first team all-state running back sophomore Brayden Clark, whose abilities Fielder likens to Clinton's speedy running backs such as Mathew Sexton in the 2013-2015 seasons.\n\"In their offense, you can't zero in on anything because then you're giving them something else,\" Fielder said. \"You have to be extremely mindful and make necessary adjustments based on their tendencies and what they're trying to do, but you do have to be aware of where (Clark) is at all times.\"\nClinton's offense out of the Power-T has the ability to push its scores up as well, having four games of its own scoring 40 or more points this year. But the past few games, the offense has done what it is designed to do, chew up yards and take time off the scoreboard for opposing teams to be able to counterattack.\nOn its opening drives of the district and regional final wins against Blissfield and Warren Michigan Collegiate, Clinton, which last made it this far in 2015 when the team made it all the way to the Division 6 state finals, took nearly 17 minutes off the clock against the Royals and Cougars in those first possessions combined, both of which ended with touchdowns, to put its opponents behind on the scoreboard and clock.\n\"With our scheme and our system, it's not just our defense being involved in those stops,\" Fielder said. \"Being able to control the clock with our offenses is a strategy and its been a big key behind some of our success as well. So it looks great statistically defensively, when you look at it, we're holding teams, but at the same time, being able to hold the ball and control the clock helps our defense greatly.\"\nIn a game like this one coming up, with Constantine and Clinton running similar offenses, the difference in going to Ford Field or having their season be over could come down to how well each team can pull off the gameplans put in place by the coaching staffs.\n\"It makes execution all the more important when you know you're going to have limited possessions offensively,\" Fielder said. \"It puts greater pressure on special teams in regards to executing and trying to make plays.\"",
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"CLINTON — It's been a couple of years since Clinton football has had this deep of a playoff run.Now that the game is here, the team is busy getting ready for this Saturday's Division 6 state semifinal against Constantine and not letting the noise or circumstances get in the way.Although, it is the circumstances behind the game, really this whole season, that make this state semifinal between Clinton and the Falcons unique.Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the MHSAA lifted its restrictions"
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The following events are scheduled at the Monroe County Library System from Jan. 4-10.
The following events are scheduled at the Monroe County Library System from Jan. 4-10.
For updates on library hours, curbside service, sign up for a program or reserve materials, go to monroe.lib.mi.us.
For updates and a schedule on the Library in Motion Senior Delivery Service, call 734-241-5770.
Jan. 5: Newport Branch Library Book Club - Online, 6:30 p.m. This month’s book is “Geared for the Grave” by Duffy Brown. The meeting will be held on Zoom, email [email protected] for the meeting password.
Jan. 5: Books on Tap Book Club, 7 p. m. Hosted by Bedford Branch Library. This group normally meets at AJ’s Doolittles in Lambertville for a discussion of current books.
Jan. 6: Historical Fiction Book Club Online, 2 p.m., hosted by South Rockwood Branch Library. Meetings are via Zoom.
Jan. 7: Adult & Teen Take and Make Craft, 10 a.m., hosted by Ida Branch Library. Register online to pick up supplies and instructions.
Jan. 7: Historical Fiction Book Club – Online, 6:30 p.m., hosted by Newport Branch Library. This month’s selection is “The Conviction of Cora Burns” by Carolyn Kirby. The meeting will be held via Zoom, email [email protected] for the meeting password.
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By Dr. Joanna BronsonHorses are designed to carry a lot of weight on 4 legs. These legs need a strong hoof base that can evenly disperse that weight.Due to genetics, some horses do not have sufficient hoof span to effectively support the work they are asked to do and are more prone to developing hoof problems that can temporarily or permanently disable them.Given the knowledge that good hoof care is essential to the welfare and usefulness of the horse, consistent care can forestall a lot of
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Horses are designed to carry a lot of weight on 4 legs. These legs need a strong hoof base that can evenly disperse that weight.
Due to genetics, some horses do not have sufficient hoof span to effectively support the work they are asked to do and are more prone to developing hoof problems that can temporarily or permanently disable them.
Given the knowledge that good hoof care is essential to the welfare and usefulness of the horse, consistent care can forestall a lot of hoof problems. However, problems do exist and show up even with the most diligent care.
Common hoof problems include laminitis, thrush, ringbone, keratoma, corns, sole bruises, cracks in the hoof wall, navicular disease, quittor, hoof abscesses, white line disease, thin soles, hygroma, keratocele, cidito, nail punctures, sheared heels, and quarters, plus other unpredictable injuries.
A Tetanus booster is warranted for any puncture, open wound or abscess.
Every horse owner fears a case of Laminitis which ranks high as a severe disease that can lead to total disability and even premature death.
Laminitis might have multiple causes. Among those are poorly trimmed hooves, an overindulgence of grain or grass, a reaction to medication, injury, stress, and toxins from an incident of colic or high fever from an illness.
Signs of Laminitis are a red-alert situation and an afflicted horse needs immediate medical attention. Most cases of laminitis can be treated with good management, medication, and hoof care. However, the chances of a flare-up are always a concern.
Thrush can be an ongoing concern. Treatments consist of medication, good housekeeping, and hoof trimming. Some horses are more susceptible than others housed in the same conditions.
Ringbone is thought to be primarily genetic. This condition produces an excessive accumulation of horn tissue in areas of the hoof. Over time, the ringbone solidifies and most horses can resume normal activities.
Keratoma develops with the formation of corn tumors inside the hoof wall. The cause is from regular irritation in the sensitive laminae of the coronary band’s soft tissues. Removal of the tumor is the main treatment with medication.
Corns and sole bruises are most often caused by injuries during walking or riding, insufficient hoof trimming, or improper balance of weight over the frog area. Affected horses display varying degrees of lameness.
Cracks (sand cracks) in the hoof wall need surgical removal of the extra tissue and antibiotics.
Navicular Disease is any type of heel pain resulting in lameness and a painful gait. It is thought to be a genetic disease, that can also be caused by improper nutrition, continuous exposure to unusual hard, rocky ground, and working in too tight or small circles. Corrective shoeing, and a selective balanced diet can help alleviate the pain.
Quittor is an infection usually found on the front legs with the primary cause being an injury. If not treated, infection can spread to other parts of the body.
Hoof abscesses are like a boil. The injured area is contaminated by a secondary infection leaving the horse severely lame.
White Line Disease is a white line in the hoof. Since the separation may invite bacteria or fungi, treatment is essential. Trimming the area and treating it with antiseptics is the usual route.
Thin soles might be natural or due to neglect. Shoe pads are helpful in protecting sensitive soles.
Hygroma is an inflammation of the bursa of the knee joint and is common in race horses. Many horses may not experience lameness.
There are multiple nutritional supplements that might help stimulate hoof growth through feed additives. A variety of topical applications are also available to nourish the hoof wall.
New types of shoes and pads can offer relief for hoof problems along with removable hoof boots that can be custom-sized to fit any horse.
Trial studies have become reality with new products such as Hoof Armor. This is an adhesive which is being used as a horse shoe replacement where glue is used instead of nails to adhere the shoe.
Hoof Armor has also been used to treat severe cases of White Line Disease and as an effective antimicrobial agent.
Upon physical inspection, most cases of lameness can be treated at home with rest, proper trims or shoeing, and medication.
Still, the best defense against developing any hoof problem is routine inspection, cleaning, regular trims, proper shoeing, and good horse-keeping practices. All lameness issues warrant a call to your vet.
Dr. Joanna Bronson of Bronson Veterinary Services, located at 452 W. Central Road, Coldwater. Contact her at (517) 369-2161 or visit www.bronsonvetservices.vetstreet.com.
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"By Dr. Joanna Bronson\nHorses are designed to carry a lot of weight on 4 legs. These legs need a strong hoof base that can evenly disperse that weight.\nDue to genetics, some horses do not have sufficient hoof span to effectively support the work they are asked to do and are more prone to developing hoof problems that can temporarily or permanently disable them.\nGiven the knowledge that good hoof care is essential to the welfare and usefulness of the horse, consistent care can forestall a lot of hoof problems. However, problems do exist and show up even with the most diligent care.\nCommon hoof problems include laminitis, thrush, ringbone, keratoma, corns, sole bruises, cracks in the hoof wall, navicular disease, quittor, hoof abscesses, white line disease, thin soles, hygroma, keratocele, cidito, nail punctures, sheared heels, and quarters, plus other unpredictable injuries.\nA Tetanus booster is warranted for any puncture, open wound or abscess.\nEvery horse owner fears a case of Laminitis which ranks high as a severe disease that can lead to total disability and even premature death.\nLaminitis might have multiple causes. Among those are poorly trimmed hooves, an overindulgence of grain or grass, a reaction to medication, injury, stress, and toxins from an incident of colic or high fever from an illness.\nSigns of Laminitis are a red-alert situation and an afflicted horse needs immediate medical attention. Most cases of laminitis can be treated with good management, medication, and hoof care. However, the chances of a flare-up are always a concern.\nThrush can be an ongoing concern. Treatments consist of medication, good housekeeping, and hoof trimming. Some horses are more susceptible than others housed in the same conditions.\nRingbone is thought to be primarily genetic. This condition produces an excessive accumulation of horn tissue in areas of the hoof. Over time, the ringbone solidifies and most horses can resume normal activities.\nKeratoma develops with the formation of corn tumors inside the hoof wall. The cause is from regular irritation in the sensitive laminae of the coronary band’s soft tissues. Removal of the tumor is the main treatment with medication.\nCorns and sole bruises are most often caused by injuries during walking or riding, insufficient hoof trimming, or improper balance of weight over the frog area. Affected horses display varying degrees of lameness.\nCracks (sand cracks) in the hoof wall need surgical removal of the extra tissue and antibiotics.\nNavicular Disease is any type of heel pain resulting in lameness and a painful gait. It is thought to be a genetic disease, that can also be caused by improper nutrition, continuous exposure to unusual hard, rocky ground, and working in too tight or small circles. Corrective shoeing, and a selective balanced diet can help alleviate the pain.\nQuittor is an infection usually found on the front legs with the primary cause being an injury. If not treated, infection can spread to other parts of the body.\nHoof abscesses are like a boil. The injured area is contaminated by a secondary infection leaving the horse severely lame.\nWhite Line Disease is a white line in the hoof. Since the separation may invite bacteria or fungi, treatment is essential. Trimming the area and treating it with antiseptics is the usual route.\nThin soles might be natural or due to neglect. Shoe pads are helpful in protecting sensitive soles.\nHygroma is an inflammation of the bursa of the knee joint and is common in race horses. Many horses may not experience lameness.\nThere are multiple nutritional supplements that might help stimulate hoof growth through feed additives. A variety of topical applications are also available to nourish the hoof wall.\nNew types of shoes and pads can offer relief for hoof problems along with removable hoof boots that can be custom-sized to fit any horse.\nTrial studies have become reality with new products such as Hoof Armor. This is an adhesive which is being used as a horse shoe replacement where glue is used instead of nails to adhere the shoe.\nHoof Armor has also been used to treat severe cases of White Line Disease and as an effective antimicrobial agent.\nUpon physical inspection, most cases of lameness can be treated at home with rest, proper trims or shoeing, and medication.\nStill, the best defense against developing any hoof problem is routine inspection, cleaning, regular trims, proper shoeing, and good horse-keeping practices. All lameness issues warrant a call to your vet.\nDr. Joanna Bronson of Bronson Veterinary Services, located at 452 W. Central Road, Coldwater. Contact her at (517) 369-2161 or visit www.bronsonvetservices.vetstreet.com.",
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"By Dr. Joanna BronsonHorses are designed to carry a lot of weight on 4 legs. These legs need a strong hoof base that can evenly disperse that weight.Due to genetics, some horses do not have sufficient hoof span to effectively support the work they are asked to do and are more prone to developing hoof problems that can temporarily or permanently disable them.Given the knowledge that good hoof care is essential to the welfare and usefulness of the horse, consistent care can forestall a lot of"
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Take Out Tuesday in Coldwater has become a friendly completion between several local business. Each tries to be the company to place the most orders at one of featured weekly restaurants .On Jan. 12, El Taco Loco and Five Star Pizza of Bronson were Take Out Tuesday restaurants. At the 11th hour, Mancino's Pizza & Grinders joined the chamber and was added to the list.El Taco Loco was the choice for the three Coldwater car dealerships attempting to out support the others.
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Take Out Tuesday in Coldwater has become a friendly completion between several local business. Each tries to be the company to place the most orders at one of featured weekly restaurants .
On Jan. 12, El Taco Loco and Five Star Pizza of Bronson were Take Out Tuesday restaurants. At the 11th hour, Mancino's Pizza & Grinders joined the chamber and was added to the list.
El Taco Loco was the choice for the three Coldwater car dealerships attempting to out support the others.
Bobilya Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Royal Chevrolet Buick GMC and Cole Ford Lincoln all placed orders at El Taco Loco for pickup at 11:30 a.m.
Bobilya placed 17 orders, Royal, seven orders and Cole Ford ordered 30 tacos. Staff arrived in a brand new vehicle to show off. As it turned out, they weren’t as concerned about who won as they were about getting the hot food back for coworkers’ lunches.
Several admitted they should be watching their food intake — New Year’s resolutions and all. Most said not everyone is in the office on a Tuesday. Both reasons they might have ordered more under different circumstances.
At Mancino's it was showdown between Haylett Auto & RV and Gander RV & Outdoors.
Haylett staff placed 33 orders, but Mark Holcomb, sales manger said six of the pizzas were going to the Coldwater police and fire department. It was a good will gesture towards the public servants, more income for Mancino's and a better chance to beat Gander.
"We’re big fans of Mancino’s. We’re from Coldwater and we want to support Coldwater," Holcomb said.
Gander staff only had to cross a parking lot so their orders trickled in more slowly. However, Tom Klaiss, Gander RV sales associate, said as the day went on they were sure to get more. And they even encouraged their customers to support Mancino’s.
When the dust settled, Gander had 48 orders.
"Haylett wins the award for enthusiasm," said Lori Hunt chamber director. "But Gander was the leader. So I think there should be a rematch."
That’s what Hunt does well. She feed the fire with the enthusiasm and instigates ways to keep ideas fresh.
Supporting the local economy is the role of the Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce.
"I am so happy to be able to use my marketing skills to help our local business during this difficult time," Hunt said. "I know everyone wants to see our restaurant survive. I’m just here to think of ways to help channel the support that is already here. We are on our way to being the city that saved their restaurants."
On Jan. 19, Take Out Tuesday will feature Hungry Howie’s Pizza and Los Tequilas.
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"Take Out Tuesday in Coldwater has become a friendly completion between several local business. Each tries to be the company to place the most orders at one of featured weekly restaurants .On Jan. 12, El Taco Loco and Five Star Pizza of Bronson were Take Out Tuesday restaurants. At the 11th hour, Mancino's Pizza & Grinders joined the chamber and was added to the list.El Taco Loco was the choice for the three Coldwater car dealerships attempting to out support the others."
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Decorative wall mirrors: There’s a reason that interior designers, homeowners, and renters alike all gravitate towards this one piece of décor when creating the ideal interior space. This timeless accent promises much more than its functional purpose.Wall mirrors can give a dull room a new dimension, add extra light, and even trick the eye into seeing a much more spacious, well, space. Plus, a mirror can match with any home décor style, whether traditional, mid-century modern,
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Decorative wall mirrors: There’s a reason that interior designers, homeowners, and renters alike all gravitate towards this one piece of décor when creating the ideal interior space. This timeless accent promises much more than its functional purpose.
Wall mirrors can give a dull room a new dimension, add extra light, and even trick the eye into seeing a much more spacious, well, space. Plus, a mirror can match with any home décor style, whether traditional, mid-century modern, bohemian, or industrial.
Wall mirror decorating ideas are endless, but we’ve narrowed down five design possibilities for a simple yet effective upgrade.
1. Windowpane mirrors brighten a room
Windowpane mirrors are exactly what they sound like—a mirror that looks like a window. Small pieces of wood create sections over the mirror, creating what looks like a windowpane, while the mirror reflects light. This wall mirror idea is a bright addition to a room that lacks natural light.
A windowpane mirror is versatile and pairs well with any design style. For a more rustic look, go for natural, distressed wood or faded metal material like this distressed white mirror sold at Wayfair.
For a more minimalist and modern look, this iron-framed gold mirror sold at Target adds an elegant touch fit for any simple space.
2. A gallery mirror wall offers an artistic vibe
If you have a big, blank stretch of wall, arranging decorative mirrors in an art gallery style can be a beautiful way to create dimension and add personality and texture to your room. This look can work in a variety of spots around your home, from the dining room, to the living room, and along a staircase.
Similarly to a gallery photo wall, this look comes together with a collection of different mirrors from furniture stores and vintage shops. If you don’t have the time or desire to spend browsing, you can purchase a curated set of mirrors that’s a ready-made mix and match design.
3. Floor-length and floor mirrors make your room look taller
A trick many interior designers use to make a room feel much larger than it actually is by introducing a full-length mirror into the space.
Large leaning wall mirrors has been one such trend popping up across the internet and in homes. This style is perfect for getting ready in the morning, creating the illusion of a super spacious room, or for snapping a shameless selfie.
This vintage-inspired wall/floor mirror from Anthropologie earns rave reviews and has become a must-have item as seen on Instagram. For a less ornate vibe, this modern metal framed standing mirror sold at The Home Depot fills up both wall and floor space.
4. Entryway wall mirrors offer guests a fancy welcome
The entryway or foyer is your home’s version of a first impression. So make a good one with a mirrored accent rather than framed art. Foyers can be small, especially in older homes, and a mirror immediately opens up the area.
We recommend keeping this decorative mirror on the small side, and place it above an entryway console table or a shoe rack. Try adding a shorter mirror that has more length, or a portrait-style mirror that’s perfect for quick touch-ups before heading out the door.
This entryway mirror with a shelf and hooks sold at Urban Outfitters is a gorgeous essential for keeping your car keys, sunglasses, and face masks all in one place.
5. An over-the-bed centerpiece mirror opens up the bedroom
Create a focal point in any bedroom with a mirror over the bed. Doing so may surprise your senses—the mirror will open up your space and pull sunlight towards it.
We recommend going for a wider mirror that will stretch to complement the width of your bed. This brass-brushed mirror sold at Joss and Main creates an elongated look.
Pro tip: Pair an over-the-bed mirror with a floor-length mirror on another wall for maximum effect.
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"Decorative wall mirrors: There’s a reason that interior designers, homeowners, and renters alike all gravitate towards this one piece of décor when creating the ideal interior space. This timeless accent promises much more than its functional purpose.Wall mirrors can give a dull room a new dimension, add extra light, and even trick the eye into seeing a much more spacious, well, space. Plus, a mirror can match with any home décor style, whether traditional, mid-century modern,"
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Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****As a stay-at-home mom, I have always aspired to attain housekeeping perfection. I figured, how hard could it be to clean the house and get all the laundry done in a 14-hour day? However, while this is a good concept in theory, it is somewhat harder to attain in the real world.For example, no sooner will I get the laundry done, then one of my kids will drip or drop something down the front of their shirt. So, I will wash the shirt. And
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As a stay-at-home mom, I have always aspired to attain housekeeping perfection. I figured, how hard could it be to clean the house and get all the laundry done in a 14-hour day? However, while this is a good concept in theory, it is somewhat harder to attain in the real world.
For example, no sooner will I get the laundry done, then one of my kids will drip or drop something down the front of their shirt.
So, I will wash the shirt.
And while I am washing the shirt, the dog will go outside, run through the mud and then track it across the kitchen floor.
So, I will wash the floor and wipe down the dog, and then he will immediately run outside and roll in the mud again.
Then, he will come back in the house and before I can stop him he will run across the clean floor and jump up on one of my kids, leaving dirty paw prints all over their shirt.
So, I will have to wash the shirt again, wash the floor again, and wipe down the dog … again.
This can go on all day until the kids are asleep, the dog is in for the night, and I am looking through the paper for another family that will adopt both the kids and the dog.
For a while I thought that maybe if I tried lowering my expectations of what a clean house and clean kids should look like, I might be more successful at this housekeeping perfection concept. Then I realized if my house routinely looked like a hurricane swept through it and my kids routinely looked like they had been standing in front of an open food processor, it didn’t really qualify on any level as housekeeping perfection.
“You’re seeking the impossible,” said my husband when I complained to him about the sad state of affairs that was our house.“ Having a clean house when you have kids and a dog just goes against the laws of nature.”
And with that, he peeled off his socks, dropped them on the floor, and left the room.
“You forgot to mention HUSBANDS,” I yelled after him.
Clearly, the odds were stacked against me. But I was still confident that I could be the Queen of Clean. The Goddess of Domesticity: Destroyer of Dirt and Dust Bunnies. … Cuz, you know, clearly I have nothing better to do than get my family’s whites their whitest white and have a house that sparkles and shines.
Convinced that I could have a clean house for at least one day, I waited until my husband went out of town, the kids were at school and the dog was at the groomers. Then I attacked my house with the power of Pine Sol and caffeine. For four hours I scrubbed, scoured, put away, threw away, vacuumed, dust-busted and generally declared war on the mess that was my home. I emerged victorious. My home-clean-home was a vision of loveliness with nary a dust bunny or hairball in sight. Mr. Clean himself couldn’t have done a better job.
Just as I was putting away the last cleaning product, the kids got home from school.
“Hey guys,” I said cheerily, “Doesn’t the house look awesome?”
They looked at me horrified.
“Yeah Mom,” said my son, “But YOU look like a mess!”
You can follow Tracy on Twitter @TracyBeckerman and become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LostinSuburbiaFanPage.
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"Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****As a stay-at-home mom, I have always aspired to attain housekeeping perfection. I figured, how hard could it be to clean the house and get all the laundry done in a 14-hour day? However, while this is a good concept in theory, it is somewhat harder to attain in the real world.For example, no sooner will I get the laundry done, then one of my kids will drip or drop something down the front of their shirt. So, I will wash the shirt. And"
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Winter’s evening sky is a pure delight with more of the brightest stars of the sky in view than in any other season. While reveling in the bright star shine of Orion and his celestial neighbors, let’s not neglect the lowly!In this case, I mean low in the sky. On any evening of the year, looking southwest to northwest, you can still catch a few constellations that were so prominent a few months before, but are now bidding adieu in the twilight of dusk.Before talking more about the
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Winter’s evening sky is a pure delight with more of the brightest stars of the sky in view than in any other season. While reveling in the bright star shine of Orion and his celestial neighbors, let’s not neglect the lowly!
In this case, I mean low in the sky. On any evening of the year, looking southwest to northwest, you can still catch a few constellations that were so prominent a few months before, but are now bidding adieu in the twilight of dusk.
Before talking more about the stars, however, take a look for the three planets low in the sunset glow!
Remember the “Christmas Star” on Dec. 21, when Jupiter and Saturn were unusually close together, low in the southwest? The pair is still there, a bit more separated and lower in the sky, but joined by a third planet, Mercury!
The three form a tight, nearly equilateral triangle this weekend. On Saturday, Jan. 9. each of the three sides of this triangle is about 3 degrees, about the space six full moons would take, side by side. On Sunday night, they are even tighter, about 2 degrees on a side.
Caution - this won’t be easy due to the bright glow. You will need to look only about 30 minutes after sunset. Bring binoculars, and choose a spot with a nearly flat horizon facing southwest.
Jupiter is on top, the brightest and easiest, at magnitude -1.9; Mercury, at bottom, is second brightest, magnitude -0.9; Saturn, on the right, is the most dim, +0.6.
If these were seen up high in a dark sky, all three would be very bright and conspicuous.
Take a look this coming week. Mercury will be sliding higher on the left, passing the other two.
Mars appears like a fairly bright golden star, high in the south as darkness falls.
The planet Venus may be seen about a half-hour before sunrise, very low in the southeastern sky. Watch as the waning crescent moon gradually moves down towards Venus. On Monday, Jan. 11, the slim moon will be close and to the upper right of Venus. Binoculars will help due to the brightening dawn.
Again, you are witnessing the dynamics of the solar system, as the Earth races around the sun as the outer planets lag behind and the inner planets (Venus and Mercury) speed ahead.
Back to the stars: Once darkness settles in, the planetary trio in the southwest will have set, but the stars will be in their glory.
Low in the west-northwest is the constellation Cygnus the Swan, most prominent high in the south, in late-summer evenings. The Swan’s principal stars form the shape of a cross, the asterism being dubbed the Northern Cross.
On January evenings, the Cross stands upright, much like one would see on a church steeple. Its brightest star, Deneb, is on the very top.
Look over to the right, due northwest, for the gleaming 0-magnitude star Vega, which dominated the spring and summer skies. Vega, in the constellation Lyra the Harp, will soon be lost behind the glow of the sun.
Turn right again, and face north. The Big Dipper is standing on its handle star, Alkaid! The “bowl” is on top.
The front stars of the “bowl” serve as pointers to the North Star (Polaris), which is due north. The North Star is at the tip of the handle of the Little Dipper, and on January evenings, this group, fainter than the Big Dipper, looks like it is hanging down as if the North Star was hooked on a barn wall nail (as famed amateur astronomer Leslie Peltier once said).
With a low eastern horizon, on January evenings, you can wave hello to a preview of stars that will become prominent up high on springtime evenings. In mid-evening, you might catch the bright star Regulus in Leo the Lion in the east-northeast.
If you can’t wait for the relative warmth of a spring evening, be my guest and go outside at 3 a.m. this month to see Regulus shining bright high in the south. Better dress extra warm!
Horizon viewing is often hampered, if not by hills, trees and buildings, then often by the glow of light pollution if you have a city or town in the direction you face. The darkest part of the sky is usually high up, where you can enjoy the most stars.
Then there is “atmospheric extinction.” The blanket of air is thicker the lower in the sky you look, and you will be looking through the mots dust and water vapor. Just as the rising and setting sun and moon are dimmer and redder, the stars, too, are more diminished.
On the other hand, it is often easier to see the bright stars “twinkle” when low in the sky. The twinkle is caused by the layers of turbulent air that can give airplane passengers a bumpy ride and a pretty show for those with their feet on the planet Earth, enjoying the stars above them.
New moon is on Jan. 13.
Keep looking up at the sky!
Peter Becker is managing editor at The News Eagle in Hawley, Pennsylvania. Notes are welcome at [email protected]. Please mention in what newspaper or website you read this column.
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"Winter’s evening sky is a pure delight with more of the brightest stars of the sky in view than in any other season. While reveling in the bright star shine of Orion and his celestial neighbors, let’s not neglect the lowly!\nIn this case, I mean low in the sky. On any evening of the year, looking southwest to northwest, you can still catch a few constellations that were so prominent a few months before, but are now bidding adieu in the twilight of dusk.\nBefore talking more about the stars, however, take a look for the three planets low in the sunset glow!\nRemember the “Christmas Star” on Dec. 21, when Jupiter and Saturn were unusually close together, low in the southwest? The pair is still there, a bit more separated and lower in the sky, but joined by a third planet, Mercury!\nThe three form a tight, nearly equilateral triangle this weekend. On Saturday, Jan. 9. each of the three sides of this triangle is about 3 degrees, about the space six full moons would take, side by side. On Sunday night, they are even tighter, about 2 degrees on a side.\nCaution - this won’t be easy due to the bright glow. You will need to look only about 30 minutes after sunset. Bring binoculars, and choose a spot with a nearly flat horizon facing southwest.\nJupiter is on top, the brightest and easiest, at magnitude -1.9; Mercury, at bottom, is second brightest, magnitude -0.9; Saturn, on the right, is the most dim, +0.6.\nIf these were seen up high in a dark sky, all three would be very bright and conspicuous.\nTake a look this coming week. Mercury will be sliding higher on the left, passing the other two.\nMars appears like a fairly bright golden star, high in the south as darkness falls.\nThe planet Venus may be seen about a half-hour before sunrise, very low in the southeastern sky. Watch as the waning crescent moon gradually moves down towards Venus. On Monday, Jan. 11, the slim moon will be close and to the upper right of Venus. Binoculars will help due to the brightening dawn.\nAgain, you are witnessing the dynamics of the solar system, as the Earth races around the sun as the outer planets lag behind and the inner planets (Venus and Mercury) speed ahead.\nBack to the stars: Once darkness settles in, the planetary trio in the southwest will have set, but the stars will be in their glory.\nLow in the west-northwest is the constellation Cygnus the Swan, most prominent high in the south, in late-summer evenings. The Swan’s principal stars form the shape of a cross, the asterism being dubbed the Northern Cross.\nOn January evenings, the Cross stands upright, much like one would see on a church steeple. Its brightest star, Deneb, is on the very top.\nLook over to the right, due northwest, for the gleaming 0-magnitude star Vega, which dominated the spring and summer skies. Vega, in the constellation Lyra the Harp, will soon be lost behind the glow of the sun.\nTurn right again, and face north. The Big Dipper is standing on its handle star, Alkaid! The “bowl” is on top.\nThe front stars of the “bowl” serve as pointers to the North Star (Polaris), which is due north. The North Star is at the tip of the handle of the Little Dipper, and on January evenings, this group, fainter than the Big Dipper, looks like it is hanging down as if the North Star was hooked on a barn wall nail (as famed amateur astronomer Leslie Peltier once said).\nWith a low eastern horizon, on January evenings, you can wave hello to a preview of stars that will become prominent up high on springtime evenings. In mid-evening, you might catch the bright star Regulus in Leo the Lion in the east-northeast.\nIf you can’t wait for the relative warmth of a spring evening, be my guest and go outside at 3 a.m. this month to see Regulus shining bright high in the south. Better dress extra warm!\nHorizon viewing is often hampered, if not by hills, trees and buildings, then often by the glow of light pollution if you have a city or town in the direction you face. The darkest part of the sky is usually high up, where you can enjoy the most stars.\nThen there is “atmospheric extinction.” The blanket of air is thicker the lower in the sky you look, and you will be looking through the mots dust and water vapor. Just as the rising and setting sun and moon are dimmer and redder, the stars, too, are more diminished.\nOn the other hand, it is often easier to see the bright stars “twinkle” when low in the sky. The twinkle is caused by the layers of turbulent air that can give airplane passengers a bumpy ride and a pretty show for those with their feet on the planet Earth, enjoying the stars above them.\nNew moon is on Jan. 13.\nKeep looking up at the sky!\nPeter Becker is managing editor at The News Eagle in Hawley, Pennsylvania. Notes are welcome at [email protected]. Please mention in what newspaper or website you read this column.",
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"Winter’s evening sky is a pure delight with more of the brightest stars of the sky in view than in any other season. While reveling in the bright star shine of Orion and his celestial neighbors, let’s not neglect the lowly!In this case, I mean low in the sky. On any evening of the year, looking southwest to northwest, you can still catch a few constellations that were so prominent a few months before, but are now bidding adieu in the twilight of dusk.Before talking more about the"
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HILLSDALE — The Hillsdale City Police Department are investigating a stabbing that occurred Saturday in the city of Hillsdale.Suspects were developed during a preliminary investigation which led officers to Garden Apartments and a short-lived manhunt through a nearby wooded area where Hillsdale County Sheriff deputies and troopers with the Michigan State Police apprehended the men.They were later identified in the Hillsdale County Jail tracker as Brock Ian Adams, 20, of Pittsford, and
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HILLSDALE — The Hillsdale City Police Department are investigating a stabbing that occurred Saturday in the city of Hillsdale.
Suspects were developed during a preliminary investigation which led officers to Garden Apartments and a short-lived manhunt through a nearby wooded area where Hillsdale County Sheriff deputies and troopers with the Michigan State Police apprehended the men.
They were later identified in the Hillsdale County Jail tracker as Brock Ian Adams, 20, of Pittsford, and Brent Jacob Risner, 42, of Jonesville.
Adams was lodged on probable cause charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, burglary of a residence and a probation violation.
Risner was lodged on probable cause charges of attempted murder and burglary of a residence.
Chief Scott Hephner said Saturday evening officers were continuing their investigation and additional details would be released in a news release Sunday or Monday.
This is a developing story which will be updated as new information becomes available.
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"HILLSDALE — The Hillsdale City Police Department are investigating a stabbing that occurred Saturday in the city of Hillsdale.\nSuspects were developed during a preliminary investigation which led officers to Garden Apartments and a short-lived manhunt through a nearby wooded area where Hillsdale County Sheriff deputies and troopers with the Michigan State Police apprehended the men.\nThey were later identified in the Hillsdale County Jail tracker as Brock Ian Adams, 20, of Pittsford, and Brent Jacob Risner, 42, of Jonesville.\nAdams was lodged on probable cause charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, burglary of a residence and a probation violation.\nRisner was lodged on probable cause charges of attempted murder and burglary of a residence.\nChief Scott Hephner said Saturday evening officers were continuing their investigation and additional details would be released in a news release Sunday or Monday.\nThis is a developing story which will be updated as new information becomes available.",
"Update: City police investigating attempted homicide, suspects arrested",
"HILLSDALE — The Hillsdale City Police Department are investigating a stabbing that occurred Saturday in the city of Hillsdale.Suspects were developed during a preliminary investigation which led officers to Garden Apartments and a short-lived manhunt through a nearby wooded area where Hillsdale County Sheriff deputies and troopers with the Michigan State Police apprehended the men.They were later identified in the Hillsdale County Jail tracker as Brock Ian Adams, 20, of Pittsford, and"
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The water extension is estimated to cost $18.5 million with a per-parcel cost of about $25,000 per household.
Monroe County commissioners are giving their nod to London Township seeking a $5 million state grant to extend water from the City of Monroe to 640 residences and 1,500 people in the township.
On Tuesday, the county board voted 9-0 to support the township’s application for the grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy through its Consolidation and Contamination Risk Reduction program.
With the grant, the township could supply clean, safe water to residents at a significantly reduced per parcel cost, according to a resolution passed by the board.
The grant would provide a “more manageable financial commitment from township residents” and help bring “clean, reliable and safe drinking water” to residents, the resolution said.
The water extension is estimated to cost $18.5 million with a per-parcel cost of about $25,000 per household.
“Due to the higher per-parcel cost, this is a financial hardship for residents and the project has struggled to secure the required number of property owner petition signatures” to come up with a special assessment district, the resolution said.
With the county board’s backing, it will demonstrate the township has the full support of the county and city as a supplier of the water supply, officials said.
The county’s affirmative vote was needed to “substantiate the resolution,” Tom Graham, the board’s attorney, said.
The township has been working for the past couple of years to address poor water quality in local wells.
The township has retained the services of Mannik & Smith Group Inc., a local engineering firm, to complete a preliminary engineering report on the feasibility and cost to bring an improved water supply to the township.
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"The water extension is estimated to cost $18.5 million with a per-parcel cost of about $25,000 per household.\nMonroe County commissioners are giving their nod to London Township seeking a $5 million state grant to extend water from the City of Monroe to 640 residences and 1,500 people in the township.\nOn Tuesday, the county board voted 9-0 to support the township’s application for the grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy through its Consolidation and Contamination Risk Reduction program.\nWith the grant, the township could supply clean, safe water to residents at a significantly reduced per parcel cost, according to a resolution passed by the board.\nThe grant would provide a “more manageable financial commitment from township residents” and help bring “clean, reliable and safe drinking water” to residents, the resolution said.\nThe water extension is estimated to cost $18.5 million with a per-parcel cost of about $25,000 per household.\n“Due to the higher per-parcel cost, this is a financial hardship for residents and the project has struggled to secure the required number of property owner petition signatures” to come up with a special assessment district, the resolution said.\nWith the county board’s backing, it will demonstrate the township has the full support of the county and city as a supplier of the water supply, officials said.\nThe county’s affirmative vote was needed to “substantiate the resolution,” Tom Graham, the board’s attorney, said.\nThe township has been working for the past couple of years to address poor water quality in local wells.\nThe township has retained the services of Mannik & Smith Group Inc., a local engineering firm, to complete a preliminary engineering report on the feasibility and cost to bring an improved water supply to the township.",
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Come Saturday, 56 days will have come and gone since Jonathan Baughey kicked a game-winning field goal for Clinton to top Blissfield in the Division 6 district final.Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day have all come and gone, there are even two vaccines for COVID-19 being distributed in the United States.It’s thanks to COVID that when Clinton and Warren Michigan Collegiate meet each on the field after a nearly two month layoff, two will feel more like long time rivals than first
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Come Saturday, 56 days will have come and gone since Jonathan Baughey kicked a game-winning field goal for Clinton to top Blissfield in the Division 6 district final.
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day have all come and gone, there are even two vaccines for COVID-19 being distributed in the United States.
It’s thanks to COVID that when Clinton and Warren Michigan Collegiate meet each on the field after a nearly two month layoff, two will feel more like long time rivals than first time foes.
"We can call their plays out on the film we have before they happen," said Clinton head coach Jeremy Fielder. "They are an excellent football team and a great program. They are an extremely fast, very physical and well coached football team."
Clinton will take on the Cougars at 5 p.m. Saturday at Madison Heights Bishop Foley High School for the Division 6 regional championship.
It’ll be the first regional final appearance for Clinton since 2015 when it went to the state championship where it lost to Ithaca.
During that run, Clinton played a semifinal game in a blizzard where it beat Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian, 42-20.
In 2013, Clinton made a similar run and in the semifinal, battled bitter cold to beat Shelby, 49-3.
While playing in January means playing it less than ideal conditions, Clinton’s past tournament runs shows the program is prepared to face the elements as well as the Cougars.
"That 2013 game was probably the coldest game I’ve ever been in," Fielder said. "It wasn’t the snow, it was bitterly cold. Then two years later we got the snow. Our kids are great at adjusting.
"We were out Sunday morning in Tecumseh and it was snowy. We did what we could and had fun in it."
What might not be so fun for the coaches is actually having to come up with a plan to combat Michigan Collegiate’s athletes.
For the offense, that means planning for defensive tackle junior Cameron Roetherford who is drawing the attention of Division I coaches.
Roetherford is the focal point of a defense that hasn’t allowed multiple scores all season long and has posted six shutouts including all three playoff games.
"He’s every bit of 6’4" 285, and runs like a Division 1 athlete," Fielder said. "We have to know where he’s at offensively and defensively."
Defensively, it means preparing to face junior quarterback Deion Black who is a bit different from anyone Clinton has seen this season.
Black is leading an offense that has posted at least 30 points in all nine games including four games of at leats 50 points and a season-high 68 point outburst.
"He’s a tall (6’4"), lanky kid and one of those kids who doesn’t look fast because of his stride length," Fielder said. "But he’s running away from everyone. He does a nice job of stretching the defense, putting his foot down and getting vertical.
"Those are the two guys we are really focused on, but they have a lot of pieces around."
Regardless of who is lining up across from Clinton, the team is happy to be back on the field.
The guys are anxious to play once again finish out what has already been a memorable season.
"They’ve responded really well," Fielder said. "We’ve had to deal with a lot of unknowns since the first shutdown. We haven’t had any kids say they didn’t want to do this, even the younger guys who were brought up.
"We’re really lucky Tecumseh and Adrian College are allowing us to use our turf fields. We had a New Years Eve practice out at Clinton on the frozen tundra and it was like an ice rink."
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"Come Saturday, 56 days will have come and gone since Jonathan Baughey kicked a game-winning field goal for Clinton to top Blissfield in the Division 6 district final.\nThanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day have all come and gone, there are even two vaccines for COVID-19 being distributed in the United States.\nIt’s thanks to COVID that when Clinton and Warren Michigan Collegiate meet each on the field after a nearly two month layoff, two will feel more like long time rivals than first time foes.\n\"We can call their plays out on the film we have before they happen,\" said Clinton head coach Jeremy Fielder. \"They are an excellent football team and a great program. They are an extremely fast, very physical and well coached football team.\"\nClinton will take on the Cougars at 5 p.m. Saturday at Madison Heights Bishop Foley High School for the Division 6 regional championship.\nIt’ll be the first regional final appearance for Clinton since 2015 when it went to the state championship where it lost to Ithaca.\nDuring that run, Clinton played a semifinal game in a blizzard where it beat Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian, 42-20.\nIn 2013, Clinton made a similar run and in the semifinal, battled bitter cold to beat Shelby, 49-3.\nWhile playing in January means playing it less than ideal conditions, Clinton’s past tournament runs shows the program is prepared to face the elements as well as the Cougars.\n\"That 2013 game was probably the coldest game I’ve ever been in,\" Fielder said. \"It wasn’t the snow, it was bitterly cold. Then two years later we got the snow. Our kids are great at adjusting.\n\"We were out Sunday morning in Tecumseh and it was snowy. We did what we could and had fun in it.\"\nWhat might not be so fun for the coaches is actually having to come up with a plan to combat Michigan Collegiate’s athletes.\nFor the offense, that means planning for defensive tackle junior Cameron Roetherford who is drawing the attention of Division I coaches.\nRoetherford is the focal point of a defense that hasn’t allowed multiple scores all season long and has posted six shutouts including all three playoff games.\n\"He’s every bit of 6’4\" 285, and runs like a Division 1 athlete,\" Fielder said. \"We have to know where he’s at offensively and defensively.\"\nDefensively, it means preparing to face junior quarterback Deion Black who is a bit different from anyone Clinton has seen this season.\nBlack is leading an offense that has posted at least 30 points in all nine games including four games of at leats 50 points and a season-high 68 point outburst.\n\"He’s a tall (6’4\"), lanky kid and one of those kids who doesn’t look fast because of his stride length,\" Fielder said. \"But he’s running away from everyone. He does a nice job of stretching the defense, putting his foot down and getting vertical.\n\"Those are the two guys we are really focused on, but they have a lot of pieces around.\"\nRegardless of who is lining up across from Clinton, the team is happy to be back on the field.\nThe guys are anxious to play once again finish out what has already been a memorable season.\n\"They’ve responded really well,\" Fielder said. \"We’ve had to deal with a lot of unknowns since the first shutdown. We haven’t had any kids say they didn’t want to do this, even the younger guys who were brought up.\n\"We’re really lucky Tecumseh and Adrian College are allowing us to use our turf fields. We had a New Years Eve practice out at Clinton on the frozen tundra and it was like an ice rink.\"",
"Knocking off the rust: Clinton readies for tough Michigan Collegiate after long layoff",
"Come Saturday, 56 days will have come and gone since Jonathan Baughey kicked a game-winning field goal for Clinton to top Blissfield in the Division 6 district final.Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day have all come and gone, there are even two vaccines for COVID-19 being distributed in the United States.It’s thanks to COVID that when Clinton and Warren Michigan Collegiate meet each on the field after a nearly two month layoff, two will feel more like long time rivals than first"
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Columns share an author’s personal perspective.***** “Honey wake up,” said my husband urgently.“What?” I said, sitting up in bed. “What’s wrong.”“You were singing in your sleep.”“What? You mean snoring?”“No. Singing. You woke me up.”“I don’t sing in my sleep.“Well, you were singing tonight.”“You mean talking?”“No, singing?”“Seriously?
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Columns share an author’s personal perspective.
*****
“Honey wake up,” said my husband urgently.
“What?” I said, sitting up in bed. “What’s wrong.”
“You were singing in your sleep.”
“What? You mean snoring?”
“No. Singing. You woke me up.”
“I don’t sing in my sleep.
“Well, you were singing tonight.”
“You mean talking?”
“No, singing?”
“Seriously?”
“Yes.”
“Well, what was I singing?”
“I don’t know, I was asleep.”
“Well, what did it sound like when you woke up? Was it Gospel? Jazz? Pop?
“No. None of those.”
“Rock? Opera? Klezmer?”
“No.”
“Country? Heavy Metal? Show Tunes?”
“No, it wasn’t any of those.”
“Then what was it?!?”
“I think it was ‘Happy Birthday.’”
“I was singing ‘Happy Birthday?’”
“Yes. To someone named Earl.”
“I was singing ‘Happy Birthday’ in my sleep to someone named Earl.”
“Yes. Who’s Earl?”
“I don’t know anyone named Earl.”
“Is there something you’re not telling me?”
“NO!”
“Then why are you singing to him?”
“I DON’T KNOW ANYONE NAMED EARL!”
“Unless you do.”
“Look, I’m really sorry I was singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to someone named Earl in my sleep, who I honestly don’t know and I woke you up.”
“Okay.”
“Okay?”
“Yeah, but I have one question.”
“What?”
“Do you take requests?”
You can follow Tracy on Twitter @TracyBeckerman and become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LostinSuburbiaFanPage.
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"Columns share an author’s personal perspective.\n*****\n“Honey wake up,” said my husband urgently.\n“What?” I said, sitting up in bed. “What’s wrong.”\n“You were singing in your sleep.”\n“What? You mean snoring?”\n“No. Singing. You woke me up.”\n“I don’t sing in my sleep.\n“Well, you were singing tonight.”\n“You mean talking?”\n“No, singing?”\n“Seriously?”\n“Yes.”\n“Well, what was I singing?”\n“I don’t know, I was asleep.”\n“Well, what did it sound like when you woke up? Was it Gospel? Jazz? Pop?\n“No. None of those.”\n“Rock? Opera? Klezmer?”\n“No.”\n“Country? Heavy Metal? Show Tunes?”\n“No, it wasn’t any of those.”\n“Then what was it?!?”\n“I think it was ‘Happy Birthday.’”\n“I was singing ‘Happy Birthday?’”\n“Yes. To someone named Earl.”\n“I was singing ‘Happy Birthday’ in my sleep to someone named Earl.”\n“Yes. Who’s Earl?”\n“I don’t know anyone named Earl.”\n“Is there something you’re not telling me?”\n“NO!”\n“Then why are you singing to him?”\n“I DON’T KNOW ANYONE NAMED EARL!”\n“Unless you do.”\n“Look, I’m really sorry I was singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to someone named Earl in my sleep, who I honestly don’t know and I woke you up.”\n“Okay.”\n“Okay?”\n“Yeah, but I have one question.”\n“What?”\n“Do you take requests?”\nYou can follow Tracy on Twitter @TracyBeckerman and become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LostinSuburbiaFanPage.",
"Lost in Midlife column: Sing me a lullaby",
"Columns share an author’s personal perspective.***** “Honey wake up,” said my husband urgently.“What?” I said, sitting up in bed. “What’s wrong.”“You were singing in your sleep.”“What? You mean snoring?”“No. Singing. You woke me up.”“I don’t sing in my sleep.“Well, you were singing tonight.”“You mean talking?”“No, singing?”“Seriously?"
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COLDWATER — Freezing temperatures are expected this afternoon for the 2021 Winter Fest in downtown Coldwater.From 1-4 .pm. events feature woodcarving at Four corners Park with a chance for those who participate in local take outs from restaurants a chance to win the art.Social distancing and masks are required. The city wants to start to bring back local events as much and as safely as possible with COVID-19 infections declining for now. It’s a first step toward normal, but still
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COLDWATER — Freezing temperatures are expected this afternoon for the 2021 Winter Fest in downtown Coldwater.
From 1-4 .pm. events feature woodcarving at Four corners Park with a chance for those who participate in local take outs from restaurants a chance to win the art.
Social distancing and masks are required. The city wants to start to bring back local events as much and as safely as possible with COVID-19 infections declining for now. It’s a first step toward normal, but still too soon for the summer Strawberry Fest which will not take place this year. The fall Apple Fest is still in question.
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"COLDWATER — Freezing temperatures are expected this afternoon for the 2021 Winter Fest in downtown Coldwater.From 1-4 .pm. events feature woodcarving at Four corners Park with a chance for those who participate in local take outs from restaurants a chance to win the art.Social distancing and masks are required. The city wants to start to bring back local events as much and as safely as possible with COVID-19 infections declining for now. It’s a first step toward normal, but still"
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HILLSDALE — Three people arrested Jan. 16 in connection to a home invasion and stabbing in the city of Hillsdale were arraigned Monday afternoon in the 2B District Court by Judge Megan Stiverson.Hillsdale City Police Chief Scott Hephner announced in a news release Tuesday that 22-year-old Brent Jacob Risner of Hillsdale, 20-year-old Brock Ian Adams of Pittsford and 20-year-old Maya Leigh VanBuskirk were all charged with first degree home invasion.VanBuskirk was also arraigned on one count
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HILLSDALE — Three people arrested Jan. 16 in connection to a home invasion and stabbing in the city of Hillsdale were arraigned Monday afternoon in the 2B District Court by Judge Megan Stiverson.
Hillsdale City Police Chief Scott Hephner announced in a news release Tuesday that 22-year-old Brent Jacob Risner of Hillsdale, 20-year-old Brock Ian Adams of Pittsford and 20-year-old Maya Leigh VanBuskirk were all charged with first degree home invasion.
VanBuskirk was also arraigned on one count of possession of methamphetamine and her bond was set at $75,000 with 10-percent allowed.
Risner and Adams were both charged with assault with intent to murder which is punishable by up to life in prison and resisting arrest. The two men were ordered to be jailed without bond by Stiverson.
Risner was charged with an additional count of carrying a concealed weapon and Adams was charged with possession of methamphetamine.
Hephner said in a follow-up telephone interview the victim, whose identity was not released, was treated and released from the hospital the same day as the stabbing.
All three charged in connection with the incident will appear for preliminary proceedings within the next three weeks represented by public defenders.
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A life hack is defined as any trick, shortcut, skill or novelty method that increases productivity and efficiency, in any walk of life. When most people think of a life hack, they think of tricks to fold a fitted sheet or using a carabiner to haul several bags of groceries into the house. To learn even more helpful tips and tricks to make your life easier, here are a few life hack podcasts to listen to. Life Kit From parenting to moving to organizing your photos, the Life Kit podcast, produced
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A life hack is defined as any trick, shortcut, skill or novelty method that increases productivity and efficiency, in any walk of life. When most people think of a life hack, they think of tricks to fold a fitted sheet or using a carabiner to haul several bags of groceries into the house. To learn even more helpful tips and tricks to make your life easier, here are a few life hack podcasts to listen to.
Life Kit
From parenting to moving to organizing your photos, the Life Kit podcast, produced by NPR, gives listeners tools to help get your life together. Each episode is about 20 minutes long and features discussions with experts on the best advice available. Recent episodes include "What To Tell Kids When They News Is Scary," "5 Steps To Saving Money On A Move" and "How To Make A Hard Decision."
Find it: https://www.npr.org/lifekit
10 Bestest
Hosts Karen McFarlane Holman and Brian Hart spend their time curating the world’s coolest things to help make your life easier and then pass them on to the listener. This podcast is a condensed way for listeners to learn new things to enhance various aspects of life. From gadgets to books to apps to philosophy, Holman and Hart tackle 10 cool things in each episode. Recent episodes include "Fasting, sustainable hemp, mapping ignorance and more!" "Best of 2020" and "Be a better cook, designer, chess player and more."
Find it: https://bit.ly/3onMWV6
The Upgrade by Lifehacker
Hosts Alice Bradley and Jordan Calhoun help listeners make their lives a little better. Along with all-star guests, Bradley and Calhoun tackle topics such as happiness, how to buy a TV, how to be less bad with money or how to date. Recent episodes include "How to Hack Happiness with Gretchen Rubin," "How to Get Over Yourself with Mark Epstein" and "How to Get Your Kids Into Reading with Alvin Irby."
Find it: https://lifehacker.com/c/the-upgrade
The Less Doing Podcast
Hosted by Ari Meisel, The Less Doing Podcast helps listeners do less and live more. Meisel offers strategies to become more efficient to create more time and freedom to do the things they love. Meisel also invites guests and experts to share their personal strategies. Listeners can learn about new apps, tools, technologies, habits and ideas to improve productivity. Recent episodes include "Keep Moving Forward," "Unleash the Team" and "Constraints."
Find it: https://lessdoing.com/
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This past summer’s violence and protests were a wake-up call to the country, alerting us we still have a lot of work to do on racism. Working at Herrick Library, I saw the headlines reflected in the skyrocketing demand for titles like "White Fragility" and "How to Be an Anti-Racist."It’s wonderful people turned to the library to educate themselves. Libraries are pillars of democracy, shrines to freedom of information, where truly anyone is welcome. As somewhere different people can
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This past summer’s violence and protests were a wake-up call to the country, alerting us we still have a lot of work to do on racism. Working at Herrick Library, I saw the headlines reflected in the skyrocketing demand for titles like "White Fragility" and "How to Be an Anti-Racist."
It’s wonderful people turned to the library to educate themselves. Libraries are pillars of democracy, shrines to freedom of information, where truly anyone is welcome. As somewhere different people can come to exchange ideas, Herrick Library is perfectly placed to be a leader in educating our community on racial equity and inclusion.
However, for serving such a diverse community and being so well-funded, Herrick has not done enough to combat racism and promote inclusion. Any improvement is better than nothing, from easy changes like diverse displays, an anti-racist book club or Spanish-language storytime, to large initiatives like auditing the collection to see if it’s balanced, a bookmobile to bring material to people without transport, or hiring staff more reflective of the community.
But for these things to happen, library leadership needs to make equity a priority, and there’s a lot of room for improvement: the library prominently features "Wizard of Oz" statues, honoring L. Frank Baum, a noted advocate of extermination of Native Americans; the main art display is a collection of Tulip Time posters that sends an "if you ain’t Dutch, you ain’t much" message; and the staff is over 90 percent white.
But, advocacy can create change. Attend a board meeting or write to your representatives through the library website. Better yet join the Herrick Library Anti-Racism Advocates Facebook group.
See you there!
Lucy Davis
Holland
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"This past summer’s violence and protests were a wake-up call to the country, alerting us we still have a lot of work to do on racism. Working at Herrick Library, I saw the headlines reflected in the skyrocketing demand for titles like \"White Fragility\" and \"How to Be an Anti-Racist.\"It’s wonderful people turned to the library to educate themselves. Libraries are pillars of democracy, shrines to freedom of information, where truly anyone is welcome. As somewhere different people can"
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Since President Trump’s loss in the November election, we have learned that more than 50 lawsuits by his legal team failed because of improper procedure or lack of evidence.We learned of Trump’s invitation to his followers: "Big protest in D.C. on Jan. 6," he tweeted on Dec. 19. "Be there, will be wild!"We learned that Trump failed in his Jan. 3 attempt to pressure Georgia’s secretary of state to recalculate that state’s votes or "find" 11,780 votes that would surpass
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Since President Trump’s loss in the November election, we have learned that more than 50 lawsuits by his legal team failed because of improper procedure or lack of evidence.
We learned of Trump’s invitation to his followers: "Big protest in D.C. on Jan. 6," he tweeted on Dec. 19. "Be there, will be wild!"
We learned that Trump failed in his Jan. 3 attempt to pressure Georgia’s secretary of state to recalculate that state’s votes or "find" 11,780 votes that would surpass votes for Joe Biden.
On Jan. 6 at a rally near the White House, crowds heard Trump say: "Republicans are constantly fighting like a boxer with his hands tied behind his back. ... And we’re going to have to fight much harder. ... You’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength and you have to be strong. We have come to demand that Congress do the right thing. ... And we fight. We fight like hell. And if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore."
And then we saw a seditious mob of Trump’s followers storm the Capitol.
We saw our legislators stop their proceedings, prepare for attack by a mob, and be quickly ushered to safe places.
We saw and heard mayhem.
We saw a man holding a Confederate flag within the Capitol.
We saw an American flag at the Capitol removed and replaced by a Trump flag.
We learned that at least five persons lost their lives in the chaos at the Capitol.
And now Congressman Bill Huizenga says he voted not to impeach Trump for incitement of insurrection because "impeachment further divides our nation and prevents us from coming together."
Shame on you, Congressman Huizenga.
Judy Parr
Holland
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"Since President Trump’s loss in the November election, we have learned that more than 50 lawsuits by his legal team failed because of improper procedure or lack of evidence.We learned of Trump’s invitation to his followers: \"Big protest in D.C. on Jan. 6,\" he tweeted on Dec. 19. \"Be there, will be wild!\"We learned that Trump failed in his Jan. 3 attempt to pressure Georgia’s secretary of state to recalculate that state’s votes or \"find\" 11,780 votes that would surpass"
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HILLSDALE — A Hillsdale man is facing jail time after his arrest Jan. 12 on a warrant stemming from Nov. 15, 2020.Issaiah Alexander Gibbs, 25, was arrested Tuesday by the Hillsdale City Police Department on a warrant issued by the Hillsdale County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charging him with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, larceny of a firearm and driving while license suspended.Gibbs was arraigned the following day in the 2B District Court where he explained the vehicle and the
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HILLSDALE — A Hillsdale man is facing jail time after his arrest Jan. 12 on a warrant stemming from Nov. 15, 2020.
Issaiah Alexander Gibbs, 25, was arrested Tuesday by the Hillsdale City Police Department on a warrant issued by the Hillsdale County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charging him with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, larceny of a firearm and driving while license suspended.
Gibbs was arraigned the following day in the 2B District Court where he explained the vehicle and the firearm belonged to his girlfriend.
Gibbs will be represented by a public defender when he next appears in court within the next three weeks for preliminary proceedings.
He was able to post 10-percent of a $9,500 bond for his pretrial release following his arraignment Wednesday.
If convicted, Gibbs faces up to five years imprisonment.
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"HILLSDALE — A Hillsdale man is facing jail time after his arrest Jan. 12 on a warrant stemming from Nov. 15, 2020.Issaiah Alexander Gibbs, 25, was arrested Tuesday by the Hillsdale City Police Department on a warrant issued by the Hillsdale County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charging him with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, larceny of a firearm and driving while license suspended.Gibbs was arraigned the following day in the 2B District Court where he explained the vehicle and the"
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ADRIAN — The Adrian College NCAA Division III women's hockey team has had to fight an uphill battle to find contests to play this season.In a span of time where the Bulldogs would have, in years past, played anywhere from 10 to 15 games, this season saw Adrian play three official games this year in addition to scrimmages against Adrian College's American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) team and the Meijer Under-19 team.All of those official games had come against fellow Northern
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ADRIAN — The Adrian College NCAA Division III women's hockey team has had to fight an uphill battle to find contests to play this season.
In a span of time where the Bulldogs would have, in years past, played anywhere from 10 to 15 games, this season saw Adrian play three official games this year in addition to scrimmages against Adrian College's American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) team and the Meijer Under-19 team.
All of those official games had come against fellow Northern Collegiate Hockey Association team Trine, but if Adrian's women want to be able to contend for a championship in a year that has been sent completely sideways by the coronavirus, it needed to find tougher opponents to test themselves against.
Well the Bulldogs, who were recently confirmed to play a condensed NCHA schedule starting in February, went and did that, making some program history in the process.
Shortly before the end of 2020, Adrian College women's hockey coach Shawn Skelly and the Adrian athletic department pulled together a pair of NCAA Division I opponents to kick off the 2021 part of the schedule, as the Bulldogs began their second half of the season against Mercyhurst and Robert Morris University in the span of a couple days to get the new year rolling.
"It's experience that no one else is getting at this point, so I think it bodes well for us moving down through the rest of the month and then into February when we start our official NCHA schedule," Skelly said. "We gotta take what we did really well and build off of it, and what we did average or bad during those two games and learn from it, and try to become a better team because of those flaws in our game. I think we would probably have an upper hand on a lot of schools at this point, but it's not an upper hand if we don't continue to get better over the next few weeks."
When they dropped the puck against Mercyhurst, it marked the first time the Bulldog women have played any game against a D-I opponent since the program's first contest in the 2007-08 school year, and with some fans allowed in attendance, it created a solid atmosphere for the contests.
"We had some girls like Une Bjelland, her best friend that she grew up with, she calls her like her sister, she was one of the goalies we played against at Mercyhurst, so we were taking pictures of them after the game and their families were super excited to see them play against each other for the first time in a number of years," Skelly said. "Brooke Schembri played with one of Robert Morris' assistant captains and grew up with her in the Detroit organizations before they went to college, so it's little things like that this is a time where some of these different situations arise and we're able to have these games and those are moments that will go in history in terms of what we've done as a program, but also in the players' minds that they'll never forget regardless of win or loss."
The games came about due to there being a lack of teams playing at the moment and all three schools involved wanting to stay sharp ahead of the rest of their seasons. Both games were labeled exhibitions and ultimately having Adrian come out with losses in both games against last year's finalists for the College Hockey America conference tournament title, Skelly said he was pleased with his team's fight level in the two contests.
The Bulldogs, themselves four-time defending NCHA champions, went down 3-0 against Mercyhurst through the first two periods, but got a pair of goals from Kaleigh Codorette and Callie Wollschlager in a 4:40 span to cut the deficit to a single goal in a 3-2 loss. Despite allowing a pair of goals in the first 5:20 against Robert Morris, Adrian didn't give up despite the Colonials being able to pull away for a 7-0 win.
"The game on Saturday, it took us a little while to get going as we hadn't played a game in over five weeks, so it took us a bit to find our game," Skelly said. "We really made a push in the third by scoring a couple goals, and it was really nice to see the growth throughout the 60 minutes going from not having our game to finding it midway and at the end of that third period and finishing on a high note.
"Monday we started really well, had some really good shifts to start the game, and then we let up a goal pretty quickly, and it took a little bit of the wind out of the sails. Robert Morris played really well, I wouldn't say the game was a 7-0 game where they absolutely dominated the whole game. We played really well at times, they took it to us at times, they scored plenty more than we did, but it was an unbelievable experience for our players and I'm so grateful that both schools were able to pull this off."
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"ADRIAN — The Adrian College NCAA Division III women's hockey team has had to fight an uphill battle to find contests to play this season.\nIn a span of time where the Bulldogs would have, in years past, played anywhere from 10 to 15 games, this season saw Adrian play three official games this year in addition to scrimmages against Adrian College's American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) team and the Meijer Under-19 team.\nAll of those official games had come against fellow Northern Collegiate Hockey Association team Trine, but if Adrian's women want to be able to contend for a championship in a year that has been sent completely sideways by the coronavirus, it needed to find tougher opponents to test themselves against.\nWell the Bulldogs, who were recently confirmed to play a condensed NCHA schedule starting in February, went and did that, making some program history in the process.\nShortly before the end of 2020, Adrian College women's hockey coach Shawn Skelly and the Adrian athletic department pulled together a pair of NCAA Division I opponents to kick off the 2021 part of the schedule, as the Bulldogs began their second half of the season against Mercyhurst and Robert Morris University in the span of a couple days to get the new year rolling.\n\"It's experience that no one else is getting at this point, so I think it bodes well for us moving down through the rest of the month and then into February when we start our official NCHA schedule,\" Skelly said. \"We gotta take what we did really well and build off of it, and what we did average or bad during those two games and learn from it, and try to become a better team because of those flaws in our game. I think we would probably have an upper hand on a lot of schools at this point, but it's not an upper hand if we don't continue to get better over the next few weeks.\"\nWhen they dropped the puck against Mercyhurst, it marked the first time the Bulldog women have played any game against a D-I opponent since the program's first contest in the 2007-08 school year, and with some fans allowed in attendance, it created a solid atmosphere for the contests.\n\"We had some girls like Une Bjelland, her best friend that she grew up with, she calls her like her sister, she was one of the goalies we played against at Mercyhurst, so we were taking pictures of them after the game and their families were super excited to see them play against each other for the first time in a number of years,\" Skelly said. \"Brooke Schembri played with one of Robert Morris' assistant captains and grew up with her in the Detroit organizations before they went to college, so it's little things like that this is a time where some of these different situations arise and we're able to have these games and those are moments that will go in history in terms of what we've done as a program, but also in the players' minds that they'll never forget regardless of win or loss.\"\nThe games came about due to there being a lack of teams playing at the moment and all three schools involved wanting to stay sharp ahead of the rest of their seasons. Both games were labeled exhibitions and ultimately having Adrian come out with losses in both games against last year's finalists for the College Hockey America conference tournament title, Skelly said he was pleased with his team's fight level in the two contests.\nThe Bulldogs, themselves four-time defending NCHA champions, went down 3-0 against Mercyhurst through the first two periods, but got a pair of goals from Kaleigh Codorette and Callie Wollschlager in a 4:40 span to cut the deficit to a single goal in a 3-2 loss. Despite allowing a pair of goals in the first 5:20 against Robert Morris, Adrian didn't give up despite the Colonials being able to pull away for a 7-0 win.\n\"The game on Saturday, it took us a little while to get going as we hadn't played a game in over five weeks, so it took us a bit to find our game,\" Skelly said. \"We really made a push in the third by scoring a couple goals, and it was really nice to see the growth throughout the 60 minutes going from not having our game to finding it midway and at the end of that third period and finishing on a high note.\n\"Monday we started really well, had some really good shifts to start the game, and then we let up a goal pretty quickly, and it took a little bit of the wind out of the sails. Robert Morris played really well, I wouldn't say the game was a 7-0 game where they absolutely dominated the whole game. We played really well at times, they took it to us at times, they scored plenty more than we did, but it was an unbelievable experience for our players and I'm so grateful that both schools were able to pull this off.\"",
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"ADRIAN — The Adrian College NCAA Division III women's hockey team has had to fight an uphill battle to find contests to play this season.In a span of time where the Bulldogs would have, in years past, played anywhere from 10 to 15 games, this season saw Adrian play three official games this year in addition to scrimmages against Adrian College's American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) team and the Meijer Under-19 team.All of those official games had come against fellow Northern"
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HILLSDALE — A 19-year-old Pioneer, Ohio man appeared in the 2B District Court Tuesday afternoon for arraignment on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.Cody Duane Stump was arrested Jan. 15 by the Michigan State Police on a felony warrant charging him with the crimes.Judge Megan Stiverson arraigned Stump on the charges and lowered his bond from $1.8 million with 10-percent allowed to $1.2 million with 10-percent allowed after Stump informed the court he could stay locally
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HILLSDALE — A 19-year-old Pioneer, Ohio man appeared in the 2B District Court Tuesday afternoon for arraignment on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Cody Duane Stump was arrested Jan. 15 by the Michigan State Police on a felony warrant charging him with the crimes.
Judge Megan Stiverson arraigned Stump on the charges and lowered his bond from $1.8 million with 10-percent allowed to $1.2 million with 10-percent allowed after Stump informed the court he could stay locally with family if released on bond.
Both charges allege Stump had sexual relations with a minor under the age of 13-years-old.
Stump will next appear in the 2B District Court at 10 a.m. Jan. 27 for a probable cause conference where his court appointed attorney will have a chance to meet with the Hillsdale County Prosecutor’s Office to discuss the case and any possible plea bargains.
If a plea bargain is not reached, the case will then proceed to a preliminary examination hearing where the prosecutor’s office must establish probable cause that a crime was committed and probable cause that Stump is the one who committed the alleged crimes.
If both elements are established the case will then be bound over to the 1st Judicial Circuit Court for further hearings.
The crime of first-degree criminal sexual conduct is punishable by up to life in prison or any number of years and is considered a Tier 3 sex offense by statute.
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"Ohio man held on million dollar bond for CSC",
"HILLSDALE — A 19-year-old Pioneer, Ohio man appeared in the 2B District Court Tuesday afternoon for arraignment on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.Cody Duane Stump was arrested Jan. 15 by the Michigan State Police on a felony warrant charging him with the crimes.Judge Megan Stiverson arraigned Stump on the charges and lowered his bond from $1.8 million with 10-percent allowed to $1.2 million with 10-percent allowed after Stump informed the court he could stay locally"
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The site is on N. Dixie Hwy. at the entrance to Detroit Beach, and will be known as the FOCA campus.
Friends of Companion Animals, which is Monroe’s only all-cat, non-profit rescue and adoption center, has purchased the buildings where the shelter had been located.
The organization previously occupied the building through a lease.
The site is on N. Dixie Hwy. at the entrance to Detroit Beach, and will be known as the FOCA campus, providing an opportunity for future growth for the organization and more help to local cats, individuals and families.
“FOCA always leased our space in the last 9 years of our existence. Being able to have a building, not to mention multiple buildings, is a dream come true,” said Director Penny Bly.
“Our hope is it will continue to help local residents while helping control the feline population in Monroe County. But we couldn’t have done it without the generous support of our FOCA Friends.”
Since 2011, FOCA has provided a variety of projects and services that include a Trap-Neuter-Release program, barn cats program, discount cats for seniors and its adoption center. Those who have adopted cats from the shelter include residents of Monroe, Wayne and Washtenaw counties; and also Lucas County in Ohio.
The efforts in the past year include mobile home TNR projects, rescue cases for felines in physical trouble and possible treatments for deadly feline diseases like FIP.
“2020 has been a rough year for everyone but we try to look for the bright spots,” Bly said. “For example, two young women witnessed a cat thrown from a moving car on I-75 and rescued it from the freeway. They made their way to us where it received medical care thanks to our generous Facebook donors.
“Another example involves our TNR team that located a missing cat who was accidentally released by a shipping company that a family hired for their move. FOCA volunteers went nearly every day to the Welcome Center rest stop near Erie where it was lost and spoke with nearby residents.
“One caring Monroe citizen saw the cat on their surveillance camera and contacted our team. So, we staked out the location and caught the cat within 48 hours. But it took over 30 days and people – both at FOCA and everyday citizens – coming together to help an animal in trouble.
“Our volunteer even drove to Pennsylvania to meet the grateful New York family half-way to do the pet return.”
FOCA is an all-volunteer organization with an assortment of generous people that include monetary donors, resale store shoppers, cat adopters, fans on social media who share posts and a team of site workers like the resale shop clerks, marketers or animal caregivers.
Since FOCA has little to no overheard, its fundraising efforts of the last two years helped them save money for the building down payment.
The purchase includes the current structure that houses their shelter and resale store. It also comes with a small parking lot and another building closest to Grand Blvd. at the front of Detroit Beach in Monroe.
“Although Huntington Bank is the one who truly owns the property now, our goal over these coming years is to continue our fundraising so our name will be on the deed free and clear within the next five years. So, until that day comes, we’ll continue our bottle drive, monthly events and other fundraising projects,” Bly said.
The shelter and resale shop are currently open to the public with limited capacity four days a week from Wednesday to Saturday noon to 5 p.m.
For more information about upcoming events at FOCA, visit friendsofcompanionanimals.org.
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"The site is on N. Dixie Hwy. at the entrance to Detroit Beach, and will be known as the FOCA campus.\nFriends of Companion Animals, which is Monroe’s only all-cat, non-profit rescue and adoption center, has purchased the buildings where the shelter had been located.\nThe organization previously occupied the building through a lease.\nThe site is on N. Dixie Hwy. at the entrance to Detroit Beach, and will be known as the FOCA campus, providing an opportunity for future growth for the organization and more help to local cats, individuals and families.\n“FOCA always leased our space in the last 9 years of our existence. Being able to have a building, not to mention multiple buildings, is a dream come true,” said Director Penny Bly.\n“Our hope is it will continue to help local residents while helping control the feline population in Monroe County. But we couldn’t have done it without the generous support of our FOCA Friends.”\nSince 2011, FOCA has provided a variety of projects and services that include a Trap-Neuter-Release program, barn cats program, discount cats for seniors and its adoption center. Those who have adopted cats from the shelter include residents of Monroe, Wayne and Washtenaw counties; and also Lucas County in Ohio.\nThe efforts in the past year include mobile home TNR projects, rescue cases for felines in physical trouble and possible treatments for deadly feline diseases like FIP.\n“2020 has been a rough year for everyone but we try to look for the bright spots,” Bly said. “For example, two young women witnessed a cat thrown from a moving car on I-75 and rescued it from the freeway. They made their way to us where it received medical care thanks to our generous Facebook donors.\n“Another example involves our TNR team that located a missing cat who was accidentally released by a shipping company that a family hired for their move. FOCA volunteers went nearly every day to the Welcome Center rest stop near Erie where it was lost and spoke with nearby residents.\n“One caring Monroe citizen saw the cat on their surveillance camera and contacted our team. So, we staked out the location and caught the cat within 48 hours. But it took over 30 days and people – both at FOCA and everyday citizens – coming together to help an animal in trouble.\n“Our volunteer even drove to Pennsylvania to meet the grateful New York family half-way to do the pet return.”\nFOCA is an all-volunteer organization with an assortment of generous people that include monetary donors, resale store shoppers, cat adopters, fans on social media who share posts and a team of site workers like the resale shop clerks, marketers or animal caregivers.\nSince FOCA has little to no overheard, its fundraising efforts of the last two years helped them save money for the building down payment.\nThe purchase includes the current structure that houses their shelter and resale store. It also comes with a small parking lot and another building closest to Grand Blvd. at the front of Detroit Beach in Monroe.\n“Although Huntington Bank is the one who truly owns the property now, our goal over these coming years is to continue our fundraising so our name will be on the deed free and clear within the next five years. So, until that day comes, we’ll continue our bottle drive, monthly events and other fundraising projects,” Bly said.\nThe shelter and resale shop are currently open to the public with limited capacity four days a week from Wednesday to Saturday noon to 5 p.m.\nFor more information about upcoming events at FOCA, visit friendsofcompanionanimals.org.",
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I am writing to The Sentinel in hopes of reaching our recently re-elected Congressman, Bill Huizenga. I hope he responds in a column in this same newspaper.Along with many citizens of West Michigan, I am confused by his actions and statements since the November election. In order to clarify his position, I pose three simple questions, which I imagine all voters in his district would like him to answer:1. Have you seen any evidence of widespread fraud in Michigan or national elections? If so,
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I am writing to The Sentinel in hopes of reaching our recently re-elected Congressman, Bill Huizenga. I hope he responds in a column in this same newspaper.
Along with many citizens of West Michigan, I am confused by his actions and statements since the November election. In order to clarify his position, I pose three simple questions, which I imagine all voters in his district would like him to answer:
1. Have you seen any evidence of widespread fraud in Michigan or national elections? If so, please detail the evidence.
2. If you have seen evidence of fraud, widespread or not, do you think it’s possible that fraud could have changed the election results in Michigan or in the nation?
3. Do you believe Biden was elected in a decisive, fair election?
Many thanks for a speedy reply.
Elizabeth Brandt
Holland
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"I am writing to The Sentinel in hopes of reaching our recently re-elected Congressman, Bill Huizenga. I hope he responds in a column in this same newspaper.\nAlong with many citizens of West Michigan, I am confused by his actions and statements since the November election. In order to clarify his position, I pose three simple questions, which I imagine all voters in his district would like him to answer:\n1. Have you seen any evidence of widespread fraud in Michigan or national elections? If so, please detail the evidence.\n2. If you have seen evidence of fraud, widespread or not, do you think it’s possible that fraud could have changed the election results in Michigan or in the nation?\n3. Do you believe Biden was elected in a decisive, fair election?\nMany thanks for a speedy reply.\nElizabeth Brandt\nHolland",
"Letter: Huizenga needs to be clear on stance",
"I am writing to The Sentinel in hopes of reaching our recently re-elected Congressman, Bill Huizenga. I hope he responds in a column in this same newspaper.Along with many citizens of West Michigan, I am confused by his actions and statements since the November election. In order to clarify his position, I pose three simple questions, which I imagine all voters in his district would like him to answer:1. Have you seen any evidence of widespread fraud in Michigan or national elections? If so,"
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“I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights/ I slashed a hole in all four tires/ Maybe next time he’ll think before he cheats.”There’s no “next time” for a song like Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” - a 2006 genre-defying country smash whose success simply cannot be repeated.Songwriters Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins knew they were onto something from those first two words: “Right now.” But at first,
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Behind the Song column: Carrie Underwood’s ‘Before He Cheats’
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“I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights/ I slashed a hole in all four tires/ Maybe next time he’ll think before he cheats.”
There’s no “next time” for a song like Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” - a 2006 genre-defying country smash whose success simply cannot be repeated.
Songwriters Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins knew they were onto something from those first two words: “Right now.” But at first, they had a very different idea of which country artist they were writing for. They told the story behind the song to Bart Herbison of Nashville Songwriters Association International.
Bart Herbison: I don’t think this started out as a song for (Underwood), right?”
Chris Tompkins: It didn’t start off as a song for Carrie. It basically started off as a song for Gretchen Wilson. I went to a computer and was just typing what I wanted to be edgy lyrics. After the success of “Redneck Woman,” everyone wanted to get on the next (Gretchen) record. I typed up part of that verse and thought I had something kind of cool. From that point, I called Josh.
Josh Kear: I drove over to Chris’ place on a Saturday and we sat on his back patio. He had already told me he had something started for Gretchen and to come over so we could finish it. He played me the first two lines of the song exactly the way they are: word for word. Melodically, it was perfect.
BH: I ask this question a lot but you kind of had to know you were onto something special, even at that point?
JK: It was easy to say it was different and unique. This isn’t just another co-writing session. I kind of feel that way a lot with Chris when he walks in with something already going. Even if it’s just a first line, usually with Chris, it’s really dang good.
BH: Y’all had just finished this great song for her - (but) that doesn’t happen. Tell us what happened.
JK: I get a phone call from Chris telling me that I won’t believe it, but Carrie Underwood is going to record our song. I was like, “Dude, that’s great! I don’t know who Carrie Underwood is, but that’s awesome!” He schooled me very quickly in American Idol and the fact that she had just won. I obviously didn’t watch much television at the time, and he said, “No, you don’t understand. That album is going to be HUGE!” I had no reason not to believe him, but even hearing him say it, I (still) had no idea what was coming.
BH: Well, Carrie Underwood is a once in every three-generation entertainer. “Jesus, Take the Wheel” is on that record and earlier we had talked about this and I had kind of forgotten this timeline, but how does Carrie get the song?
JK: Well, obviously, the Gretchen thing had passed. We were told that the first time Carrie heard this song, it was during the American Idol tour and it was in the back of the plane as they were getting ready to fly from one location of that tour, to the next. Somebody on the label had come up, played her the demo. She listened to it once and said, “I’m cutting that song.” There was no discussion of putting it on hold or just letting us know they would sit with it. It was just one listen and knowing she would record it.
CT: I thought the record was just amazing. We cut a good demo, but the singer we used on the demo was amazing, but a completely different type of voice. Basically, as soon as we heard it, with the fiddle, it felt new and fresh. We knew it was something special.
JK: I don’t know how intentional it was on Chris’ part when he was writing the song, but it begins with the words “right now” which automatically gives it an urgency, an immediacy.
BH: And a reference point.
JK: And a reference point! It’s literally happening right now. It’s so simple, but at the same time, when you are trying to create immediacy and urgency, it was such a simple way to do it. It was followed by each line saying that it might be happening. It says, “Right now, he’s probably,” but it doesn’t say he is!
BH: This one, if I remember, went up the charts, hit its peak, but didn’t fall like most songs do. It hung around. I remember that it got played for a long time.
JK: For a long time. As a matter of fact, it started charting on Billboard while “Jesus, Take the Wheel” was out. Another single came out after that, then, “Before He Cheats” came out. It was the third single off the album. “Inside Your Heaven” had only been sent to pop radio. The album came out during “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and “Before He Cheats” charted through all three of the singles.
CT: Kudos to the label. Knowing all the charting stuff, we thought it had to be the next single and they told us it wasn’t and the reason was because “Jesus, Take the Wheel” was huge and they felt like “Before He Cheats” was going to be huge and they wanted to separate the song for airplay purposes.
BH: I remember all this because DJs and the public loved that song.
JK: It was definitely creating a stir at the moment. They had some things lining up where they wanted “Before He Cheats” to be a certain moment in her career. There were awards shows coming up that they had planned for. So, they pushed them apart which turned out to be great for us. While it was still climbing the country charts, it started appearing at the bottom of the Top 40 charts and edging onto AC, the pop side of the label started pushing it elsewhere. It spent 5 weeks on country charts. It set fire to pop radio and AC radio as well. It was a perfect storm for us. It was her and the song. The song, or her by herself, might not have done that. But the two things together are magic.
BH: I bet it opened up a lot of doors for songwriting, too. Everyone knew who you were.
CT: Absolutely. Same for Josh. We both started doing outside of country co-writes. I started going to L.A. until I stopped going to L.A. I started writing with some rock bands. No matter what genre of music I was writing, they all knew that song.
BH: You are both humble. I will tell you the industry was cheering for you. It’s one of those songs that comes along every 20 years that writers love and are jealous of. Could you do a better job?
JK: It’s pretty rare that people’s first number one blows up the way that one did. Both of us had been in town for a long time. I’d been in town 10 years with a publishing deal, Chris, I think you’d had one for seven at that point. We had a lot of friends that wanted to see us succeed and when it did on that kind of level, we were very fortunate that we had a lot of folks behind us.
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I typed up part of that verse and thought I had something kind of cool. From that point, I called Josh.\nJosh Kear: I drove over to Chris’ place on a Saturday and we sat on his back patio. He had already told me he had something started for Gretchen and to come over so we could finish it. He played me the first two lines of the song exactly the way they are: word for word. Melodically, it was perfect.\nBH: I ask this question a lot but you kind of had to know you were onto something special, even at that point?\nJK: It was easy to say it was different and unique. This isn’t just another co-writing session. I kind of feel that way a lot with Chris when he walks in with something already going. Even if it’s just a first line, usually with Chris, it’s really dang good.\nBH: Y’all had just finished this great song for her - (but) that doesn’t happen. Tell us what happened.\nJK: I get a phone call from Chris telling me that I won’t believe it, but Carrie Underwood is going to record our song. I was like, “Dude, that’s great! I don’t know who Carrie Underwood is, but that’s awesome!” He schooled me very quickly in American Idol and the fact that she had just won. I obviously didn’t watch much television at the time, and he said, “No, you don’t understand. That album is going to be HUGE!” I had no reason not to believe him, but even hearing him say it, I (still) had no idea what was coming.\nBH: Well, Carrie Underwood is a once in every three-generation entertainer. “Jesus, Take the Wheel” is on that record and earlier we had talked about this and I had kind of forgotten this timeline, but how does Carrie get the song?\nJK: Well, obviously, the Gretchen thing had passed. We were told that the first time Carrie heard this song, it was during the American Idol tour and it was in the back of the plane as they were getting ready to fly from one location of that tour, to the next. Somebody on the label had come up, played her the demo. She listened to it once and said, “I’m cutting that song.” There was no discussion of putting it on hold or just letting us know they would sit with it. It was just one listen and knowing she would record it.\nCT: I thought the record was just amazing. We cut a good demo, but the singer we used on the demo was amazing, but a completely different type of voice. Basically, as soon as we heard it, with the fiddle, it felt new and fresh. We knew it was something special.\nJK: I don’t know how intentional it was on Chris’ part when he was writing the song, but it begins with the words “right now” which automatically gives it an urgency, an immediacy.\nBH: And a reference point.\nJK: And a reference point! It’s literally happening right now. It’s so simple, but at the same time, when you are trying to create immediacy and urgency, it was such a simple way to do it. It was followed by each line saying that it might be happening. It says, “Right now, he’s probably,” but it doesn’t say he is!\nBH: This one, if I remember, went up the charts, hit its peak, but didn’t fall like most songs do. It hung around. I remember that it got played for a long time.\nJK: For a long time. As a matter of fact, it started charting on Billboard while “Jesus, Take the Wheel” was out. Another single came out after that, then, “Before He Cheats” came out. It was the third single off the album. “Inside Your Heaven” had only been sent to pop radio. The album came out during “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and “Before He Cheats” charted through all three of the singles.\nCT: Kudos to the label. Knowing all the charting stuff, we thought it had to be the next single and they told us it wasn’t and the reason was because “Jesus, Take the Wheel” was huge and they felt like “Before He Cheats” was going to be huge and they wanted to separate the song for airplay purposes.\nBH: I remember all this because DJs and the public loved that song.\nJK: It was definitely creating a stir at the moment. They had some things lining up where they wanted “Before He Cheats” to be a certain moment in her career. There were awards shows coming up that they had planned for. So, they pushed them apart which turned out to be great for us. While it was still climbing the country charts, it started appearing at the bottom of the Top 40 charts and edging onto AC, the pop side of the label started pushing it elsewhere. It spent 5 weeks on country charts. It set fire to pop radio and AC radio as well. It was a perfect storm for us. It was her and the song. The song, or her by herself, might not have done that. But the two things together are magic.\nBH: I bet it opened up a lot of doors for songwriting, too. Everyone knew who you were.\nCT: Absolutely. Same for Josh. We both started doing outside of country co-writes. I started going to L.A. until I stopped going to L.A. I started writing with some rock bands. No matter what genre of music I was writing, they all knew that song.\nBH: You are both humble. I will tell you the industry was cheering for you. It’s one of those songs that comes along every 20 years that writers love and are jealous of. Could you do a better job?\nJK: It’s pretty rare that people’s first number one blows up the way that one did. Both of us had been in town for a long time. I’d been in town 10 years with a publishing deal, Chris, I think you’d had one for seven at that point. We had a lot of friends that wanted to see us succeed and when it did on that kind of level, we were very fortunate that we had a lot of folks behind us.",
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Only when SMCC stepped onto the court for the first set against Schoolcraft in the state finals was I convinced we were finally going to see the end of this long, strange journey.
I had stopped trying to predict what was going to happen a long time ago.
When COVID-19 first struck down high school sports in March, my best guess was that the rest winter sports season would be canceled but that the spring season was never in doubt.
Obviously, I was way off.
When the spring season was canceled, I better understood the enormity of the pandemic, but still I was certain that everything would be better by the start of the fall season.
Obviously, I was way off.
When the start of the fall season was delayed, I knew I was no Nostradamus. I was along for the ride. Football in the spring? Sure, why not?
Of course, the fall season eventually started and seemed on track to finish, only to meet another delay (and then another) before the final games could be played.
In interviews with coaches and players, I asked their opinion on the ultimate fate of the season. Sometimes after dutifully recording their answer, I would get the same question thrown back at me.
With my failed attempts as a soothsayer in the back of my mind, I gave the only answer I was confident of: “I have no idea.”
There were over 60 days between St. Mary Catholic Central winning a Regional volleyball title and their next victory over Bronson in the state quarterfinals. In between, I read emails and attended press briefings from the Michigan High School Athletic Association that painted a confusing picture.
At one point, the MHSAA said there was no way football games could be played outdoors in January, so they were determined to finish before the end of the year or just not at all.
Obviously, they were way off.
Only when SMCC stepped onto the court for the first set against Schoolcraft in the state finals was I convinced we were finally going to see the end of this long, strange journey.
And not a moment before.
After all, just two days earlier, Schoolcraft’s state semifinal opponent, Saginaw Valley Lutheran, was forced to forfeit thanks to the virus. The same thing happened in the football playoffs over the weekend when Clarkston Everest Collegiate – the team that eliminated Summerfield one week ago – also withdrew from its semifinal contest thanks to the virus.
Even when the season resumed, there was no guarantee of playing a single game.
But it sure was worth the wait!
SMCC was dominant the entire season. The Kestrels finished the year 39-2 and were deservedly ranked No. 1 in Division 3 from the start.
This team would’ve been ranked even in Division 1. That’s not hyperbole. SMCC went toe-to-toe with top D1 teams, including a victory over No. 6 Ann Arbor Skyline.
It’s no wonder the Kestrels flew right through the Division 3 playoffs. They never dropped a set in the postseason and easily toppled No. 5 Beaverton and No. 2 Schoolcraft. That final victory over the Eagles in Battle Creek proved there was a wide gap between No. 1 and rest of the pack.
I asked First Team All-Stater and Miss Volleyball finalist Mikayla Haut about that gap. In fairness, it’s a pretty abstract question with no clear answer, but her response is as good as any. SMCC doesn’t seek to be better than everybody else, they just try to be the best version of themselves.
“Our chemistry is just unmatched by any team,” Haut said. “We’re just so comfortable with each other on the court that we know what ball to take and when to take it. Our connection is just unmatched.”
In essence, they all make each other better.
You saw it on the court.
The Kestrels don’t need to rely on Haut to have a good performance.
Our photographer, Tom Hawley, said after SMCC’s semifinal win over Beaverton that if Haut wasn’t around then Abbie Costlow would have been our Player of the Year. I can’t really disagree. Haut, Costlow, Anna Dean, and Kylie Barron all would be a top 1 or 2 player on any other team in the Region.
The only downside is that those four, along with setter Grace Lipford, libero Jaydin Nowak, and rightside hitter Olivia Anderson, are all seniors. Those are seven huge holes the Kestrels will have to fill next year.
Junior setter Kate Collingsworth will be the returner with the most experience. She’ll be expected to lead the team along with juniors Ava Kuehnlein and Audrey Cousino.
“Keep leading and keep talking,” Collingsworth said when I asked her to look forward to next season. “Just get the girls together and get that same connection going that we had this year. ... I’m sure next year we’ll have a strong bond.”
Cousino had one of her best games of the season in the state championship. She hit .500 and was third on the team with 5 kills. I expect a lot more of the offense will run through her next season and her performance Saturday gave a sneak peek.
“There were times when (Audrey) didn’t get as many attacks as she would like, but I think today she was prepared and she was ready,” coach Karen O’Brien said. “When she got them, she had one of her best matches.”
But all that is just my sports writer brain constantly churning forward to the next chapter. That wouldn’t be possible if we hadn’t first succeeded in writing an end to this chapter.
It would be like reading a book that has no ending. That would’ve driven me crazy.
I can’t even imagine how hard it would’ve been for SMCC’s players, coaches, family, and friends if COVID-19 had taken away their final moments together. I’m happy this group – especially one with so many seniors – got their happily ever after.
I asked coach O’Brien if she ever actually thought she’d get to see the moment when her team raised the trophy. Like me, she clearly had forgone any fortune-telling fantasies.
“Very hesitant off and on all year,” O’Brien said. “But I’m so glad we got to finish it for them.”
Readers can contact Ryan by email at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @RynLoren.
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"Only when SMCC stepped onto the court for the first set against Schoolcraft in the state finals was I convinced we were finally going to see the end of this long, strange journey.\nI had stopped trying to predict what was going to happen a long time ago.\nWhen COVID-19 first struck down high school sports in March, my best guess was that the rest winter sports season would be canceled but that the spring season was never in doubt.\nObviously, I was way off.\nWhen the spring season was canceled, I better understood the enormity of the pandemic, but still I was certain that everything would be better by the start of the fall season.\nObviously, I was way off.\nWhen the start of the fall season was delayed, I knew I was no Nostradamus. I was along for the ride. Football in the spring? Sure, why not?\nOf course, the fall season eventually started and seemed on track to finish, only to meet another delay (and then another) before the final games could be played.\nIn interviews with coaches and players, I asked their opinion on the ultimate fate of the season. Sometimes after dutifully recording their answer, I would get the same question thrown back at me.\nWith my failed attempts as a soothsayer in the back of my mind, I gave the only answer I was confident of: “I have no idea.”\nThere were over 60 days between St. Mary Catholic Central winning a Regional volleyball title and their next victory over Bronson in the state quarterfinals. In between, I read emails and attended press briefings from the Michigan High School Athletic Association that painted a confusing picture.\nAt one point, the MHSAA said there was no way football games could be played outdoors in January, so they were determined to finish before the end of the year or just not at all.\nObviously, they were way off.\nOnly when SMCC stepped onto the court for the first set against Schoolcraft in the state finals was I convinced we were finally going to see the end of this long, strange journey.\nAnd not a moment before.\nAfter all, just two days earlier, Schoolcraft’s state semifinal opponent, Saginaw Valley Lutheran, was forced to forfeit thanks to the virus. The same thing happened in the football playoffs over the weekend when Clarkston Everest Collegiate – the team that eliminated Summerfield one week ago – also withdrew from its semifinal contest thanks to the virus.\nEven when the season resumed, there was no guarantee of playing a single game.\nBut it sure was worth the wait!\nSMCC was dominant the entire season. The Kestrels finished the year 39-2 and were deservedly ranked No. 1 in Division 3 from the start.\nThis team would’ve been ranked even in Division 1. That’s not hyperbole. SMCC went toe-to-toe with top D1 teams, including a victory over No. 6 Ann Arbor Skyline.\nIt’s no wonder the Kestrels flew right through the Division 3 playoffs. They never dropped a set in the postseason and easily toppled No. 5 Beaverton and No. 2 Schoolcraft. That final victory over the Eagles in Battle Creek proved there was a wide gap between No. 1 and rest of the pack.\nI asked First Team All-Stater and Miss Volleyball finalist Mikayla Haut about that gap. In fairness, it’s a pretty abstract question with no clear answer, but her response is as good as any. SMCC doesn’t seek to be better than everybody else, they just try to be the best version of themselves.\n“Our chemistry is just unmatched by any team,” Haut said. “We’re just so comfortable with each other on the court that we know what ball to take and when to take it. Our connection is just unmatched.”\nIn essence, they all make each other better.\nYou saw it on the court.\nThe Kestrels don’t need to rely on Haut to have a good performance.\nOur photographer, Tom Hawley, said after SMCC’s semifinal win over Beaverton that if Haut wasn’t around then Abbie Costlow would have been our Player of the Year. I can’t really disagree. Haut, Costlow, Anna Dean, and Kylie Barron all would be a top 1 or 2 player on any other team in the Region.\nThe only downside is that those four, along with setter Grace Lipford, libero Jaydin Nowak, and rightside hitter Olivia Anderson, are all seniors. Those are seven huge holes the Kestrels will have to fill next year.\nJunior setter Kate Collingsworth will be the returner with the most experience. She’ll be expected to lead the team along with juniors Ava Kuehnlein and Audrey Cousino.\n“Keep leading and keep talking,” Collingsworth said when I asked her to look forward to next season. “Just get the girls together and get that same connection going that we had this year. ... I’m sure next year we’ll have a strong bond.”\nCousino had one of her best games of the season in the state championship. She hit .500 and was third on the team with 5 kills. I expect a lot more of the offense will run through her next season and her performance Saturday gave a sneak peek.\n“There were times when (Audrey) didn’t get as many attacks as she would like, but I think today she was prepared and she was ready,” coach Karen O’Brien said. “When she got them, she had one of her best matches.”\nBut all that is just my sports writer brain constantly churning forward to the next chapter. That wouldn’t be possible if we hadn’t first succeeded in writing an end to this chapter.\nIt would be like reading a book that has no ending. That would’ve driven me crazy.\nI can’t even imagine how hard it would’ve been for SMCC’s players, coaches, family, and friends if COVID-19 had taken away their final moments together. I’m happy this group – especially one with so many seniors – got their happily ever after.\nI asked coach O’Brien if she ever actually thought she’d get to see the moment when her team raised the trophy. Like me, she clearly had forgone any fortune-telling fantasies.\n“Very hesitant off and on all year,” O’Brien said. “But I’m so glad we got to finish it for them.”\nReaders can contact Ryan by email at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @RynLoren.",
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Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****You never know how a sermon will turn out, but I knew the one on Dec. 20 was going to be good.My message was framed around the metaphor of a tiny Christmas cactus that sat in the windowsill of our guest bedroom. It had, that very week, produced a wee pink bloom - a sign of life in the darkest days of December. It was the perfect illustration.But as the old saying goes, we plan, and God laughs.The day I had to record the sermon, I walked
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*****
You never know how a sermon will turn out, but I knew the one on Dec. 20 was going to be good.
My message was framed around the metaphor of a tiny Christmas cactus that sat in the windowsill of our guest bedroom. It had, that very week, produced a wee pink bloom - a sign of life in the darkest days of December. It was the perfect illustration.
But as the old saying goes, we plan, and God laughs.
The day I had to record the sermon, I walked into the church holding the tiny cactus like a newborn baby bird, its bright pink bloom dangling precariously off one of its branches. Placing the cactus just out of the view of the camera, I hit record on my phone and began: “The title of my sermon is ...” I was six words in when all of a sudden, the little pink blossom detached itself from the cactus branch, dropped to the carpet, and lay lifeless next to my foot.
I hit pause on the camera and stared down at the pink dot. My entire sermon was lying on the floor. Panic began to creep in. What was I to do? I couldn’t rewrite the whole thing. The only thing I knew to do was pray.
“Dear Lord in heaven, please make that blossom fly up and reattach itself.”
The Lord heard my prayer, for when I opened my eyes, I spied the Scotch tape.
Praise baby Jesus.
Quickly taping the blossom back on the cactus, I hit record and finished the sermon.
In that moment, I couldn’t help but think of the old saying: “Held together by duct tape, baling wire, and the grace of God.”
Amen. Ain’t that the truth?
We’re all just trying to hold it together by any means possible. Whether you’re a teacher trying to hold a virtual classroom together, an essential worker trying to prevent a hospital from falling apart, a government leader attempting to keep the seams of America from ripping apart or a human being trying to maintain your sanity, we’ve all been pushed to the breaking point. Many days, like that little blossom, we feel like we just can’t hang on.
The grace of God is all we have left.
Here’s the good news: That holy tape is stronger than you think. As Colossians 1:17 teaches, “In him all things hold together.” If we hold on to God, we can be sure that God will never let go of us.
Bottom line, we have two choices:
We can admit defeat, let go, walk away, and allow the forces of evil to run roughshod over all things good and true.
Or we can pick ourselves up, Scotch tape what we can back together, and keep moving forward. If we choose this path - if we fight to hold it together - eventually our strength will return. Our hope will come back. Grace will take over, and things will start to blossom once again.
Trust me, I know. A few days ago, and several weeks after the sermon, I noticed the tiniest stain of pink on the end of another branch of my Christmas cactus. It was so faint that I had to put my face right next to the plant to see it, but it was there ... just barely peeking out.
Sometimes you have to Scotch tape things together until hope peeks back out again. And it always does. Granted, we may not see even the tiniest stain of hope on the horizon right now, but with a little faith and patience, righteousness will overcome. In the meantime, if we hold it together with a little duct tape and baling wire, the grace of God will do the rest.
A trial lawyer turned stand-up comedian and Baptist minister, the Rev. Susan Sparks is the senior pastor of Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City. A nationally known speaker and preacher, she is the author of four books, including her new devotional, “Grace-Filled Gratitude: A 40-Day Joy Journal” available on Amazon. Contact her through her email at [email protected], or her website, http://SusanSparks.com.
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"Columns share an author’s personal perspective.\n*****\nYou never know how a sermon will turn out, but I knew the one on Dec. 20 was going to be good.\nMy message was framed around the metaphor of a tiny Christmas cactus that sat in the windowsill of our guest bedroom. It had, that very week, produced a wee pink bloom - a sign of life in the darkest days of December. It was the perfect illustration.\nBut as the old saying goes, we plan, and God laughs.\nThe day I had to record the sermon, I walked into the church holding the tiny cactus like a newborn baby bird, its bright pink bloom dangling precariously off one of its branches. Placing the cactus just out of the view of the camera, I hit record on my phone and began: “The title of my sermon is ...” I was six words in when all of a sudden, the little pink blossom detached itself from the cactus branch, dropped to the carpet, and lay lifeless next to my foot.\nI hit pause on the camera and stared down at the pink dot. My entire sermon was lying on the floor. Panic began to creep in. What was I to do? I couldn’t rewrite the whole thing. The only thing I knew to do was pray.\n“Dear Lord in heaven, please make that blossom fly up and reattach itself.”\nThe Lord heard my prayer, for when I opened my eyes, I spied the Scotch tape.\nPraise baby Jesus.\nQuickly taping the blossom back on the cactus, I hit record and finished the sermon.\nIn that moment, I couldn’t help but think of the old saying: “Held together by duct tape, baling wire, and the grace of God.”\nAmen. Ain’t that the truth?\nWe’re all just trying to hold it together by any means possible. Whether you’re a teacher trying to hold a virtual classroom together, an essential worker trying to prevent a hospital from falling apart, a government leader attempting to keep the seams of America from ripping apart or a human being trying to maintain your sanity, we’ve all been pushed to the breaking point. Many days, like that little blossom, we feel like we just can’t hang on.\nThe grace of God is all we have left.\nHere’s the good news: That holy tape is stronger than you think. As Colossians 1:17 teaches, “In him all things hold together.” If we hold on to God, we can be sure that God will never let go of us.\nBottom line, we have two choices:\nWe can admit defeat, let go, walk away, and allow the forces of evil to run roughshod over all things good and true.\nOr we can pick ourselves up, Scotch tape what we can back together, and keep moving forward. If we choose this path - if we fight to hold it together - eventually our strength will return. Our hope will come back. Grace will take over, and things will start to blossom once again.\nTrust me, I know. A few days ago, and several weeks after the sermon, I noticed the tiniest stain of pink on the end of another branch of my Christmas cactus. It was so faint that I had to put my face right next to the plant to see it, but it was there ... just barely peeking out.\nSometimes you have to Scotch tape things together until hope peeks back out again. And it always does. Granted, we may not see even the tiniest stain of hope on the horizon right now, but with a little faith and patience, righteousness will overcome. In the meantime, if we hold it together with a little duct tape and baling wire, the grace of God will do the rest.\nA trial lawyer turned stand-up comedian and Baptist minister, the Rev. Susan Sparks is the senior pastor of Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City. A nationally known speaker and preacher, she is the author of four books, including her new devotional, “Grace-Filled Gratitude: A 40-Day Joy Journal” available on Amazon. Contact her through her email at [email protected], or her website, http://SusanSparks.com.",
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With January being the biggest diet month of the year, and 98% of diets failing, a fresh perspective is overdue.Poking through some studies about diet and health, I encountered research information regarding serotonin, which is said to makes the brain feel happy and control our appetite.There is reason to suspect we may be driven to consume carbohydrates that quickly raise blood sugar, because it triggers insulin, which give us a quick boost of serotonin that instantly lifts our mood.The
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With January being the biggest diet month of the year, and 98% of diets failing, a fresh perspective is overdue.
Poking through some studies about diet and health, I encountered research information regarding serotonin, which is said to makes the brain feel happy and control our appetite.
There is reason to suspect we may be driven to consume carbohydrates that quickly raise blood sugar, because it triggers insulin, which give us a quick boost of serotonin that instantly lifts our mood.
The problem with getting a serotonin "high" this way is the insulin it creates actually depletes serotonin, causing levels to fall sharply, even lower than they were before you ate.
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter (some also consider it a hormone) the body uses it to send messages between nerve cells in our brain. Studies reveal that serotonin plays a role in mood, emotions, appetite and digestion.
As the precursor for melatonin, which also helps regulate sleep-wake cycles and our body clock, serotonin is made inside the body (by God’s pharmacy), but it needs a crucial ingredient to do so: tryptophan.
While I was scanning the internet, I noticed some misleading (no surprise) information about food that contains serotonin, so I want to make it clear here.
Since serotonin cannot cross the blood-brain barrier, our brain cannot get it from food we eat, so it must manufacture serotonin by itself.
Because of this, serotonin in food never reaches the brain, so it’s vital we keep our bodies stocked with tryptophan.
Just so you know, even drugs prescribed for depression do not contain serotonin. Rather, they work by triggering reactions that can boost serotonin levels within the brain, because brain-made serotonin can’t be beat.
Because tryptophan-depletion can trigger mood disorders, such as depression and anxiety, and given that our country is in the worst state it’s been in years, I think we’d all benefit by eating more tryptophan-rich food.
Topping the list are salmon, turkey, eggs, cheese and soy, and you can help your body boost even more through exercise, sunshine and feeding those good gut bacteria plenty of fiber each day.
Here are some simple, yet satisfying, ways to start boosting your own serotonin. Enjoy!
Email [email protected]. Read Laura Kurella’s blog, "Kurella’s Kitchen Encounters,"at www.sturgisjournal.com.
12 ounces salmon fillets (about 2 fillets)
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/8 teaspoon black or red pepper
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine syrup, lemon juice and spices. Place salmon in a shallow baking dish and pour mixture over filets. Bake about 25 minutes or until salmon is flaky. Serve with a dollop of tartar sauce and a wedge of fresh lemon, if desired. Approximate servings per recipe: 2
12 raw eggs
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Position a rack in the center of your oven and then place the other rack in the bottom spot. Place a baking sheet on the bottom rack –to act as a shield in case an egg breaks- the place the raw eggs you want to bake on the center rack above the sheet. Close the oven door, set the oven to 325 degrees then set your timer for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare an ice bath by filling a large bowl with ice and pouring cold tap water into the bowl to fill it. Once 30 minutes has elapsed, bring ice bath to your oven. Open oven door and using a slotted spoon, remove eggs, one at a time from oven then plunge into ice bath. Leave all the eggs in the bowl until they are cold enough to handle, about 5 minutes, then peel under running water and serve while still warm. To store for later use, continue to chill un-peeled eggs in the ice bath until they are completely cold and then remove from bath and place in the refrigerator. Approximate servings per recipe: 12.
These no-bake cookies are perfect for when you want a little something healthy in a hurry. Note: If you’re allergic to peanuts, substitute sesame seed butter for peanut butter.
3 tablespoons skim milk
1/8 cup honey or pure maple syrup
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
11/2 teaspoons pure vanilla
1/3 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 1/4 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
2 tablespoons wheat germ
In a large saucepan, whisk together milk, honey or syrup, and cocoa and bring to a boil over medium, high heat, making sure to whisk constantly. Remove from heat, add peanut butter and vanilla and stir until smooth. Add oatmeal and wheat germ. Stir vigorously to combine. Drop by heaping tablespoons onto parchment paper and allow setting for at least one hour. Approximate servings per recipe: 12.
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"With January being the biggest diet month of the year, and 98% of diets failing, a fresh perspective is overdue.\nPoking through some studies about diet and health, I encountered research information regarding serotonin, which is said to makes the brain feel happy and control our appetite.\nThere is reason to suspect we may be driven to consume carbohydrates that quickly raise blood sugar, because it triggers insulin, which give us a quick boost of serotonin that instantly lifts our mood.\nThe problem with getting a serotonin \"high\" this way is the insulin it creates actually depletes serotonin, causing levels to fall sharply, even lower than they were before you ate.\nSerotonin is a neurotransmitter (some also consider it a hormone) the body uses it to send messages between nerve cells in our brain. Studies reveal that serotonin plays a role in mood, emotions, appetite and digestion.\nAs the precursor for melatonin, which also helps regulate sleep-wake cycles and our body clock, serotonin is made inside the body (by God’s pharmacy), but it needs a crucial ingredient to do so: tryptophan.\nWhile I was scanning the internet, I noticed some misleading (no surprise) information about food that contains serotonin, so I want to make it clear here.\nSince serotonin cannot cross the blood-brain barrier, our brain cannot get it from food we eat, so it must manufacture serotonin by itself.\nBecause of this, serotonin in food never reaches the brain, so it’s vital we keep our bodies stocked with tryptophan.\nJust so you know, even drugs prescribed for depression do not contain serotonin. Rather, they work by triggering reactions that can boost serotonin levels within the brain, because brain-made serotonin can’t be beat.\nBecause tryptophan-depletion can trigger mood disorders, such as depression and anxiety, and given that our country is in the worst state it’s been in years, I think we’d all benefit by eating more tryptophan-rich food.\nTopping the list are salmon, turkey, eggs, cheese and soy, and you can help your body boost even more through exercise, sunshine and feeding those good gut bacteria plenty of fiber each day.\nHere are some simple, yet satisfying, ways to start boosting your own serotonin. Enjoy!\nEmail [email protected]. Read Laura Kurella’s blog, \"Kurella’s Kitchen Encounters,\"at www.sturgisjournal.com.\n12 ounces salmon fillets (about 2 fillets)\n1/4 cup pure maple syrup\n1 teaspoon lemon juice\n1/2 teaspoon ginger\n1/8 teaspoon black or red pepper\nPreheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine syrup, lemon juice and spices. Place salmon in a shallow baking dish and pour mixture over filets. Bake about 25 minutes or until salmon is flaky. Serve with a dollop of tartar sauce and a wedge of fresh lemon, if desired. Approximate servings per recipe: 2\n12 raw eggs\nIce\nWater\nPosition a rack in the center of your oven and then place the other rack in the bottom spot. Place a baking sheet on the bottom rack –to act as a shield in case an egg breaks- the place the raw eggs you want to bake on the center rack above the sheet. Close the oven door, set the oven to 325 degrees then set your timer for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare an ice bath by filling a large bowl with ice and pouring cold tap water into the bowl to fill it. Once 30 minutes has elapsed, bring ice bath to your oven. Open oven door and using a slotted spoon, remove eggs, one at a time from oven then plunge into ice bath. Leave all the eggs in the bowl until they are cold enough to handle, about 5 minutes, then peel under running water and serve while still warm. To store for later use, continue to chill un-peeled eggs in the ice bath until they are completely cold and then remove from bath and place in the refrigerator. Approximate servings per recipe: 12.\nThese no-bake cookies are perfect for when you want a little something healthy in a hurry. Note: If you’re allergic to peanuts, substitute sesame seed butter for peanut butter.\n3 tablespoons skim milk\n1/8 cup honey or pure maple syrup\n1 tablespoon cocoa powder\n11/2 teaspoons pure vanilla\n1/3 cup crunchy peanut butter\n1 1/4 cup quick-cooking oatmeal\n2 tablespoons wheat germ\nIn a large saucepan, whisk together milk, honey or syrup, and cocoa and bring to a boil over medium, high heat, making sure to whisk constantly. Remove from heat, add peanut butter and vanilla and stir until smooth. Add oatmeal and wheat germ. Stir vigorously to combine. Drop by heaping tablespoons onto parchment paper and allow setting for at least one hour. Approximate servings per recipe: 12.",
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By Curt MacRaeThere is so much despair in our country. Americans seem angrier, more divided, less agreeable, and more combative, don’t they? I wrote a column last year about anger, where I kidded, "everyone is so angry, it’s making me mad." And it DID make me mad. The situation has not improved.Last summer, we had racial unrest, and last week we had an attempted coup, complete with an insurrection at the Capitol. In each case, sides were chosen, property was destroyed, and
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By Curt MacRae
There is so much despair in our country. Americans seem angrier, more divided, less agreeable, and more combative, don’t they? I wrote a column last year about anger, where I kidded, "everyone is so angry, it’s making me mad." And it DID make me mad. The situation has not improved.
Last summer, we had racial unrest, and last week we had an attempted coup, complete with an insurrection at the Capitol. In each case, sides were chosen, property was destroyed, and people were killed.
And, let me admit, I have sometimes been adamant and vocal when someone disagrees with my position, using what I view as faulty logic. But today I commit to try harder.
And I have a plea:
Please, can we all try harder in 2021? Maybe we can make a resolution this year where we all work together to be kinder, more patient, empathetic, forgiving, understanding, and loving. Why not?? What have we got to lose?
Remember when your mom used to say, "If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all?"
While that may have worked when we were eight, there is no intention here to stifle anyone’s beliefs, to restrict discussion and debate, or to censor opinions. In fact, we should encourage that. The plea here is to listen without retaliation.
In other words, listen. Epictetus, a Greek philosopher from 2,000 years ago, said "We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak."
The election is over, and whether your candidate won or lost, our people need to heal, to come together, and to move on. And won’t we be better if we move on together?
Does anyone really believe that attacking the Capitol makes our nation better? Or that destroying property is a solution to anything? Is violence and intimidation productive? Is the Black Lives Matter message enhanced by looting and destruction? Is political debate worth splitting friends and/or families apart?
No matter your cause, is it worth the cost of property? Is it worth conflict? Is it worth lives?
After my column last Saturday (Where has my Party gone?), where I lamented about the changes that have occurred in the Republican party over the past many years. I got emails and I got phone calls.
I like feedback, I have strong opinions and I am happy to share them. But the most encouraging part of that communication was that while some agreed with the issues I raised, and some did not, everyone was respectful.
The conversations were supportive and lively with those that agreed with the opinions expressed in the column. But, even-more encouraging was the dialogue shared with those that disagreed, because they disagreed with an open mind, and they were willing to share, yet willing to listen.
And open dialogue is a good start. They spoke while I listened and listened while I spoke, and each side seemed to respect and consider opposing views. No one threatened, no one hung up, and while perhaps no one changed their opinion, there were points to contemplate from both sides. If I can learn more of your side, and explain more of mine, with understanding and empathy, we can both grow.
We do not see enough of that in our leaders, or sometimes even in our friends and families. An open dialogue, and an open mind, can shorten our fuses, and fuses need to be shortened in America today.
If we shout each other down, or if instead of listening we are only waiting to talk, we are not growing, we are not learning. We are not understanding .and we are not improving.
Helen Keller said, "Alone We Can Do So Little; Together We Can Do So Much." So, the plea here is to work together and do much.
One of the hardest decisions in life is whether to walk away or try harder. Please don’t walk away.
Curt MacRae, of Coldwater, writes on the first/third Saturdays each month. Send comments to [email protected].
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"By Curt MacRae\nThere is so much despair in our country. Americans seem angrier, more divided, less agreeable, and more combative, don’t they? I wrote a column last year about anger, where I kidded, \"everyone is so angry, it’s making me mad.\" And it DID make me mad. The situation has not improved.\nLast summer, we had racial unrest, and last week we had an attempted coup, complete with an insurrection at the Capitol. In each case, sides were chosen, property was destroyed, and people were killed.\nAnd, let me admit, I have sometimes been adamant and vocal when someone disagrees with my position, using what I view as faulty logic. But today I commit to try harder.\nAnd I have a plea:\nPlease, can we all try harder in 2021? Maybe we can make a resolution this year where we all work together to be kinder, more patient, empathetic, forgiving, understanding, and loving. Why not?? What have we got to lose?\nRemember when your mom used to say, \"If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all?\"\nWhile that may have worked when we were eight, there is no intention here to stifle anyone’s beliefs, to restrict discussion and debate, or to censor opinions. In fact, we should encourage that. The plea here is to listen without retaliation.\nIn other words, listen. Epictetus, a Greek philosopher from 2,000 years ago, said \"We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.\"\nThe election is over, and whether your candidate won or lost, our people need to heal, to come together, and to move on. And won’t we be better if we move on together?\nDoes anyone really believe that attacking the Capitol makes our nation better? Or that destroying property is a solution to anything? Is violence and intimidation productive? Is the Black Lives Matter message enhanced by looting and destruction? Is political debate worth splitting friends and/or families apart?\nNo matter your cause, is it worth the cost of property? Is it worth conflict? Is it worth lives?\nAfter my column last Saturday (Where has my Party gone?), where I lamented about the changes that have occurred in the Republican party over the past many years. I got emails and I got phone calls.\nI like feedback, I have strong opinions and I am happy to share them. But the most encouraging part of that communication was that while some agreed with the issues I raised, and some did not, everyone was respectful.\nThe conversations were supportive and lively with those that agreed with the opinions expressed in the column. But, even-more encouraging was the dialogue shared with those that disagreed, because they disagreed with an open mind, and they were willing to share, yet willing to listen.\nAnd open dialogue is a good start. They spoke while I listened and listened while I spoke, and each side seemed to respect and consider opposing views. No one threatened, no one hung up, and while perhaps no one changed their opinion, there were points to contemplate from both sides. If I can learn more of your side, and explain more of mine, with understanding and empathy, we can both grow.\nWe do not see enough of that in our leaders, or sometimes even in our friends and families. An open dialogue, and an open mind, can shorten our fuses, and fuses need to be shortened in America today.\nIf we shout each other down, or if instead of listening we are only waiting to talk, we are not growing, we are not learning. We are not understanding .and we are not improving.\nHelen Keller said, \"Alone We Can Do So Little; Together We Can Do So Much.\" So, the plea here is to work together and do much.\nOne of the hardest decisions in life is whether to walk away or try harder. Please don’t walk away.\nCurt MacRae, of Coldwater, writes on the first/third Saturdays each month. Send comments to [email protected].",
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PAID PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF MICHIGAN
PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF MONROE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Decedent’s Estate
FILE NO. 2020-0601-DE
Estate of
DEBRA LEA COLEMAN
Date of Birth: May 23, 1955
TO ALL CREDITORS:
NOTICE TO CREIDTORS: The decedent, Debra Lea Coleman, died November 21, 2020.
Creditors of the decedent are notified that all CLAIMS against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Richard Coleman, personal representative, or to both the probate court at 106 E. First Street, Monroe, MI 48161 and the personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice.
Dated: 01/15/2021
Richard Coleman
Personal representative
1705 London Ridge Court
Toledo, OH 43615
(419) 351-5009
Brescol & Janos, PLC
Lisa D. Janos P68582
Attorney-at-Law
8160 Secor Road
Lambertville, Michigan 48144
(734) 568-6006
JANUARY 22, 2021
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They saw it coming. There were signs every day that pointed to the inevitable. Yet, the Republicans were in denial. They believed there would be a smooth transition of executive power.The Trump team lost 61 lawsuits challenging the election. There was no evidence of fraud. It was a fair and legal election. But Trump kept up the assault on truth by telling his followers before and on January 6, the day Congress was to certify the vote of the Electoral College, that the election was fraudulent.
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They saw it coming. There were signs every day that pointed to the inevitable. Yet, the Republicans were in denial. They believed there would be a smooth transition of executive power.
The Trump team lost 61 lawsuits challenging the election. There was no evidence of fraud. It was a fair and legal election. But Trump kept up the assault on truth by telling his followers before and on January 6, the day Congress was to certify the vote of the Electoral College, that the election was fraudulent. "We had an election that was stolen from us. It was a landslide election, and everyone knows it." His followers blindly believed him. Trump is not ready to relinquish power.
As I mentioned, the despicable attack on the Capitol Building by pro-Trump terrorists had been brewing for months. Conspiracy theories have been spewing forth from Trump, Republicans in and out of Congress, Trump’s lawyers, QAnon, and the extreme conservative media; conspiracies passed on by a handful of Senators and Representatives, including our own 7th MI District Representative, Tim Walberg.
Mr. Walberg signed the Amicus brief supporting Texas AG Paxton’s claim of fraudulent elections in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. When the Detroit Free Press (Dec. 10, 2020) asked him why he signed the brief, he said, "It has become increasingly clear that there are still remaining concerns about the integrity of our election system." No. The courts ruled out challenges due to a lack of evidence. Mr. Walberg was buying into conspiracy theories. His support of this lawsuit shows that he was in favor of overturning the legitimate elections of four states thereby invalidating the election of Joe Biden. I don’t know if he thought of it, but by throwing out the Michigan election, he would invalidate his own election.
Then on Jan. 6, 2021, Trump said to his supporters "We're going to walk down to the Capitol.…you'll never take back our country with weakness, you have to show strength and you have to be strong." Before that statement, Trump’s main provocateur, Rudy Giuliani, told the crowd to wage "trial by combat." These words heard by an angry crowd were validation from their "leader" to engage in sedition by violently taking over the Capitol Building.
Meanwhile, Mr. Walberg was about to object to the Electoral College vote certification. When the terrorists entered the building, Mr. Walberg was escorted to his office, but this did not stop him from spreading more lies. In an interview on WLEN, he stated that the violent individuals were members of Antifa. However, the FBI stated that Antifa had not played a role in the mob that stormed the Capitol (Reuters, Jan. 9, 2021). Does Mr. Walberg actually believe these conspiracies?
After returning to the secured House floor, in response to the violence, many of the Republicans reversed their decision to object. Not Mr. Walberg. Instead, he continued to obstruct. On Jan. 7, Mr. Walberg issued a statement attempting to defend himself. "This vote was never about overturning election results." Mr. Walberg, that is exactly what the vote was about. If the objections were upheld, the vote would have been overturned. He said that his objection was to address election integrity and promote a transparent debate. But, in his statement of Jan. 4, he called for "for an Emergency Electoral Commission to perform an emergency audit of the election results in the 10 days before the inauguration." Why the rush if not to overturn the election? Mr. Walberg, we are tired of your lies.
The time for a debate would be in the new Congress, not at the certification vote. Mr. Walberg, you conspired with other disloyal members to negate a valid election. Although you did not urge the use of violence as the President did, you still violated your oath to uphold the Constitution.
Mr. Walberg. Do the honorable thing. Resign from your position as MI 7th District Representative.
Dr. Hank Cetola is a Professor Emeritus at Adrian College and the founder of Lenawee Indivisible. He can be reached at [email protected].
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"They saw it coming. There were signs every day that pointed to the inevitable. Yet, the Republicans were in denial. They believed there would be a smooth transition of executive power.\nThe Trump team lost 61 lawsuits challenging the election. There was no evidence of fraud. It was a fair and legal election. But Trump kept up the assault on truth by telling his followers before and on January 6, the day Congress was to certify the vote of the Electoral College, that the election was fraudulent. \"We had an election that was stolen from us. It was a landslide election, and everyone knows it.\" His followers blindly believed him. Trump is not ready to relinquish power.\nAs I mentioned, the despicable attack on the Capitol Building by pro-Trump terrorists had been brewing for months. Conspiracy theories have been spewing forth from Trump, Republicans in and out of Congress, Trump’s lawyers, QAnon, and the extreme conservative media; conspiracies passed on by a handful of Senators and Representatives, including our own 7th MI District Representative, Tim Walberg.\nMr. Walberg signed the Amicus brief supporting Texas AG Paxton’s claim of fraudulent elections in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. When the Detroit Free Press (Dec. 10, 2020) asked him why he signed the brief, he said, \"It has become increasingly clear that there are still remaining concerns about the integrity of our election system.\" No. The courts ruled out challenges due to a lack of evidence. Mr. Walberg was buying into conspiracy theories. His support of this lawsuit shows that he was in favor of overturning the legitimate elections of four states thereby invalidating the election of Joe Biden. I don’t know if he thought of it, but by throwing out the Michigan election, he would invalidate his own election.\nThen on Jan. 6, 2021, Trump said to his supporters \"We're going to walk down to the Capitol.…you'll never take back our country with weakness, you have to show strength and you have to be strong.\" Before that statement, Trump’s main provocateur, Rudy Giuliani, told the crowd to wage \"trial by combat.\" These words heard by an angry crowd were validation from their \"leader\" to engage in sedition by violently taking over the Capitol Building.\nMeanwhile, Mr. Walberg was about to object to the Electoral College vote certification. When the terrorists entered the building, Mr. Walberg was escorted to his office, but this did not stop him from spreading more lies. In an interview on WLEN, he stated that the violent individuals were members of Antifa. However, the FBI stated that Antifa had not played a role in the mob that stormed the Capitol (Reuters, Jan. 9, 2021). Does Mr. Walberg actually believe these conspiracies?\nAfter returning to the secured House floor, in response to the violence, many of the Republicans reversed their decision to object. Not Mr. Walberg. Instead, he continued to obstruct. On Jan. 7, Mr. Walberg issued a statement attempting to defend himself. \"This vote was never about overturning election results.\" Mr. Walberg, that is exactly what the vote was about. If the objections were upheld, the vote would have been overturned. He said that his objection was to address election integrity and promote a transparent debate. But, in his statement of Jan. 4, he called for \"for an Emergency Electoral Commission to perform an emergency audit of the election results in the 10 days before the inauguration.\" Why the rush if not to overturn the election? Mr. Walberg, we are tired of your lies.\nThe time for a debate would be in the new Congress, not at the certification vote. Mr. Walberg, you conspired with other disloyal members to negate a valid election. Although you did not urge the use of violence as the President did, you still violated your oath to uphold the Constitution.\nMr. Walberg. Do the honorable thing. Resign from your position as MI 7th District Representative.\nDr. Hank Cetola is a Professor Emeritus at Adrian College and the founder of Lenawee Indivisible. He can be reached at [email protected].",
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Fact-checking sites and media organizations have reported that claims of widespread voting fraud are untrue or unsubstantiated. To see how fact-checkers rate the bias of the organizations listed here, view this letter on HollandSentinel.com. In reference to the Sunday, Dec. 13, letter to the editor: "Huizenga is a disappointment."I want to congratulate Rep. Bill Huizenga for standing with our President Donald Trump. To anyone who is worried about our democracy and our
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Fact-checking sites and media organizations have reported that claims of widespread voting fraud are untrue or unsubstantiated. To see how fact-checkers rate the bias of the organizations listed here, view this letter on HollandSentinel.com.
In reference to the Sunday, Dec. 13, letter to the editor: "Huizenga is a disappointment."
I want to congratulate Rep. Bill Huizenga for standing with our President Donald Trump. To anyone who is worried about our democracy and our elections, you should not be supporting the Democratic Party or Joe Biden.
This past election was full of frauds. There have been many whistleblowers come forward and sign legal statements as to what they saw, votes from dead people, votes from people who had moved out of state, mail-in votes from people who said they had not voted, votes with no signatures, votes with no postmark, votes mailed in after the cut off date, votes that were backdated, and more.
If we want an honest democracy, we need to have honest elections and honest politicians. If you want honest news, don’t watch or listen to the fake news and lies at CNN, CNBC or the three major networks. Instead, watch Lou Dobbs on "Fox Business," and Mark Levin and Sean Hannity on Fox News, or the Newsmax channel.
For internet, check out Judicial Watch, the Cato Institute, the Heritage Foundation or the Epoch Times for nonpartisan, honest news.
Keith Williams
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"EDITOR’S NOTE: Fact-checking sites and media organizations have reported that claims of widespread voting fraud are untrue or unsubstantiated. To see how fact-checkers rate the bias of the organizations listed here, view this letter on HollandSentinel.com.\nIn reference to the Sunday, Dec. 13, letter to the editor: \"Huizenga is a disappointment.\"\nI want to congratulate Rep. Bill Huizenga for standing with our President Donald Trump. To anyone who is worried about our democracy and our elections, you should not be supporting the Democratic Party or Joe Biden.\nThis past election was full of frauds. There have been many whistleblowers come forward and sign legal statements as to what they saw, votes from dead people, votes from people who had moved out of state, mail-in votes from people who said they had not voted, votes with no signatures, votes with no postmark, votes mailed in after the cut off date, votes that were backdated, and more.\nIf we want an honest democracy, we need to have honest elections and honest politicians. If you want honest news, don’t watch or listen to the fake news and lies at CNN, CNBC or the three major networks. Instead, watch Lou Dobbs on \"Fox Business,\" and Mark Levin and Sean Hannity on Fox News, or the Newsmax channel.\nFor internet, check out Judicial Watch, the Cato Institute, the Heritage Foundation or the Epoch Times for nonpartisan, honest news.\nKeith Williams\nHamilton",
"Letter: Fraud, fake news very real",
"EDITOR’S NOTE: Fact-checking sites and media organizations have reported that claims of widespread voting fraud are untrue or unsubstantiated. To see how fact-checkers rate the bias of the organizations listed here, view this letter on HollandSentinel.com. In reference to the Sunday, Dec. 13, letter to the editor: \"Huizenga is a disappointment.\"I want to congratulate Rep. Bill Huizenga for standing with our President Donald Trump. To anyone who is worried about our democracy and our"
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Women from the Eva Rebekah Lodge 299 of Lambertville made Christmas a little warmer for hundreds of area residents this year.
Women from the Eva Rebekah Lodge 299 of Lambertville made Christmas a little warmer for hundreds of area residents this year.
The 12 members of the Christian-based service organization handmade 20 lap quilts. Last month, they donated them to Toledo nursing home residents.
Also during the 2020 holiday season, lodge members sent more than 50 cards of encouragement to elderly residents and collected hundreds of winter items.
“Our coat drive was extremely successful with approximately 400 coats for children and adults obtained, plus scarves, hats and gloves,” said member Brenda Selle. “The items were given to local churches and other organizations for distribution.”
Eva Rebekah Lodge will continue to make the lap quilts through March and is seeking donations of materials.
The Lambertville Eva Rebekah Lodge is affiliated with the Lambertville 467 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. IOOF also has 12 members. These groups began in 1897. Both are part of an international organization.
Rebekah and IOOF aim to serve the community and are open to everyone.
“There are no requirements (to join), just a willingness to work with others to help make a difference in the community,” said Selle. “(Members) are dedicated to making the world a better place to live by organizing charitable activities that benefit the less fortunate, children, the elderly, the community and the environment in every way possible.”
In Monroe County, these projects include the groups’ annual Everything and Bake Sale, Man Cave Sale and Chili Cook-off. Proceeds benefit Arthritis Foundation, Vision Research Foundation through the Wilmer Eye Institute and the Alzheimer’s Foundation.
The Lambertville Rebekah and IOOF also hold book drives to encourage summer reading and a Mother’s Day drive to benefit needy mothers and children.
Each summer, the groups send Bedford High School juniors on the IOOF/Rebekah Educational Pilgrimage at Tall Oaks IOOF/Rebekah Camp for Youth in Baldwin. Three times a year, the Lambertville Odd Fellows pick up trash along a Bedford Township highway as part of the Michigan Adopt-A-Road program, and both groups plant flowers and trees throughout the Bedford community as part of the Living Legacy project. Members give evergreen saplings from the trees to elementary students to plant in their yards.
The Eva Rebekah Lodge also adopts military personnel, gives Christmas gifts to impaired children and creates fidget aprons for Alzheimer’s patients.
Rebekah and IOOF rent out a hall at 8128 Summerfield Rd. in Lambertville.
To learn more about the Lambertville Eva Rebekah Lodge, call Karen at 734-847-2835. To donate fabric, thread or batting for the lap quilt project, call Brenda at 734-249-1023.
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"Women from the Eva Rebekah Lodge 299 of Lambertville made Christmas a little warmer for hundreds of area residents this year.\nWomen from the Eva Rebekah Lodge 299 of Lambertville made Christmas a little warmer for hundreds of area residents this year.\nThe 12 members of the Christian-based service organization handmade 20 lap quilts. Last month, they donated them to Toledo nursing home residents.\nAlso during the 2020 holiday season, lodge members sent more than 50 cards of encouragement to elderly residents and collected hundreds of winter items.\n“Our coat drive was extremely successful with approximately 400 coats for children and adults obtained, plus scarves, hats and gloves,” said member Brenda Selle. “The items were given to local churches and other organizations for distribution.”\nEva Rebekah Lodge will continue to make the lap quilts through March and is seeking donations of materials.\nThe Lambertville Eva Rebekah Lodge is affiliated with the Lambertville 467 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. IOOF also has 12 members. These groups began in 1897. Both are part of an international organization.\nRebekah and IOOF aim to serve the community and are open to everyone.\n“There are no requirements (to join), just a willingness to work with others to help make a difference in the community,” said Selle. “(Members) are dedicated to making the world a better place to live by organizing charitable activities that benefit the less fortunate, children, the elderly, the community and the environment in every way possible.”\nIn Monroe County, these projects include the groups’ annual Everything and Bake Sale, Man Cave Sale and Chili Cook-off. Proceeds benefit Arthritis Foundation, Vision Research Foundation through the Wilmer Eye Institute and the Alzheimer’s Foundation.\nThe Lambertville Rebekah and IOOF also hold book drives to encourage summer reading and a Mother’s Day drive to benefit needy mothers and children.\nEach summer, the groups send Bedford High School juniors on the IOOF/Rebekah Educational Pilgrimage at Tall Oaks IOOF/Rebekah Camp for Youth in Baldwin. Three times a year, the Lambertville Odd Fellows pick up trash along a Bedford Township highway as part of the Michigan Adopt-A-Road program, and both groups plant flowers and trees throughout the Bedford community as part of the Living Legacy project. Members give evergreen saplings from the trees to elementary students to plant in their yards.\nThe Eva Rebekah Lodge also adopts military personnel, gives Christmas gifts to impaired children and creates fidget aprons for Alzheimer’s patients.\nRebekah and IOOF rent out a hall at 8128 Summerfield Rd. in Lambertville.\nTo learn more about the Lambertville Eva Rebekah Lodge, call Karen at 734-847-2835. To donate fabric, thread or batting for the lap quilt project, call Brenda at 734-249-1023.",
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It is a sad state of affairs that we have experienced such a high number of arbitrary decisions from the executive branch of our state government. The idea of trying to decide which occupations or activities are "essential" and which ones are not (instead of which ones are "safe" and which ones are not) is a prime example. (Not to mention the false idea that it is civil government's responsibility to make such a determination in the first place.)How did we, as a citizenry, get to the place
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It is a sad state of affairs that we have experienced such a high number of arbitrary decisions from the executive branch of our state government. The idea of trying to decide which occupations or activities are "essential" and which ones are not (instead of which ones are "safe" and which ones are not) is a prime example. (Not to mention the false idea that it is civil government's responsibility to make such a determination in the first place.)
How did we, as a citizenry, get to the place where a governor would be emboldened to attempt such tyrannies? While much could be said about the slow, incremental trading of freedom for security or the ever-increasing dependency on civil government to care for all our needs from individual to corporation and from cradle to grave, there is a tyranny that has become so accepted, so normal, so much a part of our communities that it is rarely recognized as such: zoning.
For decades, municipalities have been making decisions about what people can and can't do with their property that don't even come near the bar of "essential vs. non-essential." Many times the bar is only as high as "we don't like that."
We wonder where the idea arose to give unelected health experts the authority to close down businesses on which so many people depend for their livelihood.
Maybe it came from the zoning world, where unelected bureaucrats (planning commissions) get their information from planning experts. (It's interesting to note these experts are not required to swear, or affirm, to uphold the Constitution.)
We need to remember our country was founded on the presupposition that rights to life, liberty and property (among others) were given by God and were not to be taken away. They are unalienable.
I would like to close with the suggestion that we encourage our legislators to reign in the highest office in our state, but also reign in the longer standing tyrannies of the many municipalities that get their zoning powers from them, the Legislature.
Dan Fleming
South Have
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"It is a sad state of affairs that we have experienced such a high number of arbitrary decisions from the executive branch of our state government. The idea of trying to decide which occupations or activities are \"essential\" and which ones are not (instead of which ones are \"safe\" and which ones are not) is a prime example. (Not to mention the false idea that it is civil government's responsibility to make such a determination in the first place.)\nHow did we, as a citizenry, get to the place where a governor would be emboldened to attempt such tyrannies? While much could be said about the slow, incremental trading of freedom for security or the ever-increasing dependency on civil government to care for all our needs from individual to corporation and from cradle to grave, there is a tyranny that has become so accepted, so normal, so much a part of our communities that it is rarely recognized as such: zoning.\nFor decades, municipalities have been making decisions about what people can and can't do with their property that don't even come near the bar of \"essential vs. non-essential.\" Many times the bar is only as high as \"we don't like that.\"\nWe wonder where the idea arose to give unelected health experts the authority to close down businesses on which so many people depend for their livelihood.\nMaybe it came from the zoning world, where unelected bureaucrats (planning commissions) get their information from planning experts. (It's interesting to note these experts are not required to swear, or affirm, to uphold the Constitution.)\nWe need to remember our country was founded on the presupposition that rights to life, liberty and property (among others) were given by God and were not to be taken away. They are unalienable.\nI would like to close with the suggestion that we encourage our legislators to reign in the highest office in our state, but also reign in the longer standing tyrannies of the many municipalities that get their zoning powers from them, the Legislature.\nDan Fleming\nSouth Have",
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"It is a sad state of affairs that we have experienced such a high number of arbitrary decisions from the executive branch of our state government. The idea of trying to decide which occupations or activities are \"essential\" and which ones are not (instead of which ones are \"safe\" and which ones are not) is a prime example. (Not to mention the false idea that it is civil government's responsibility to make such a determination in the first place.)How did we, as a citizenry, get to the place"
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have just begun their terms, and the challenges heading into the future are many. Here a few political podcasts that will help get you caught up on the news of the day or give you the chance to take a deep dive on the political decisions that are being made. Left, Right & Center No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, each side is represented in this weekly, hourlong podcast hosted by Josh Barro. Each episode features
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have just begun their terms, and the challenges heading into the future are many. Here a few political podcasts that will help get you caught up on the news of the day or give you the chance to take a deep dive on the political decisions that are being made.
Left, Right & Center
No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, each side is represented in this weekly, hourlong podcast hosted by Josh Barro. Each episode features discussions from experts from both sides to examine all of the ideological differences and similarities between both viewpoints. Barro represents the center and is the moderator, and he is joined by Rich Lowry, representing the right. The left is represented by a variety of guests. Recent episodes include "Impeached again," "The pro-Trump mob at the Capitol" and "Uh, deal or no deal?"
Find it: https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/left-right-center
The Argument
Hosted by New York Times opinion columnists Frank Bruni, Ross Douthat, and Michelle Goldberg, this podcast tries to help both sides hear each other out. The hosts debate the big questions that affect our lives and help listeners form their own opinions on the latest news and how the other half thinks. Recent episodes include "The 46th: Will A Second Impeachment Change Republican Minds?" "I Love Section 230. Got a Problem With That?" and "The 46th: The End of Trump or the End of American Democracy?"
Find it: https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-argument
Political Gabfest
Produced by Slate Magazine, Political Gabfest features Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz as they discuss the latest in U.S. politics. Each week Bazelon, Dickerson and Plotz focus on the latest high-profile political developments, political banter and incisive analysis of the important issues. Recent episodes include "The Greatest Betrayal," "Reaping the Whirlwind" and "Conundrum 2020."
Find it: https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest
Pod Save America
Covering the political news of the moment, co-hosts Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor offer in-depth analysis along with guests who are close to the week’s stories. The hosts are also joined by journalists, politicians, comedians and activists for freewheeling conversations. Recent episodes include "Trump who?" "2 Impeach 2 Furious" and "Tweets and Reconciliation."
Find it: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-america/
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"President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have just begun their terms, and the challenges heading into the future are many. Here a few political podcasts that will help get you caught up on the news of the day or give you the chance to take a deep dive on the political decisions that are being made. Left, Right & Center No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, each side is represented in this weekly, hourlong podcast hosted by Josh Barro. Each episode features"
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Dave Granlund cartoon on the 2020 and the New Year
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HOLLAND — The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area continues to step in to support local organizations responding to the increased needs in the community created by the COVID-19 pandemic.Over the last three months of 2020, CFHZ awarded grants totaling $448,000 from its COVID-19 Community Stabilization Fund.The grants targeted three areas:Financial stability: preventing people from slipping into poverty and supporting basic needs such as food and housing.Mental health: scaling
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HOLLAND — The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area continues to step in to support local organizations responding to the increased needs in the community created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Over the last three months of 2020, CFHZ awarded grants totaling $448,000 from its COVID-19 Community Stabilization Fund.
The grants targeted three areas:
Financial stability: preventing people from slipping into poverty and supporting basic needs such as food and housing.Mental health: scaling up existing mental health and substance abuse providers to be able to serve more people and reach different audiences.Education: providing extra resources to support students who are likely to fall furthest behind as schools move online.
A total of $236,000 in financial stability and basic needs grants were awarded to the following organizations:
Community Action House, to increase resource navigation capacity through additional staff and case management tools.Harvest Stand Ministries, to support food assistance efforts and a creative partnership to bring a micro-pantry model to four local churches.Holland Rescue Mission, to help fill the food pantry.Kids’ Food Basket Holland, to support the sack supper program for local students.Resilience: Advocates for Ending Violence, to provide safe and stable housing solutions for victims of domestic violence.St. John’s Episcopal Church, in support of the Immigrant Relief Fund, which provides flexible funds to those who did not, and will not, receive federal aid.Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates, for remote renewal services to help individuals remain legally eligible to work by renewing their immigration status.Salvation Army of Holland, to expand the rental assistance program.Hand2Hand, to provide backpack meals for students to take home for the weekends.Nestlings Diaper Bank, to support monthly diaper distributions to community partners.Feeding America West Michigan, to support mobile food pantries.Ottawa County Department of Health and Human Services, to help provide cribs, mattresses and bedding to the individuals they serve.Zeeland Neighborhood Connections in partnership with Solid Rock Ministries, to provide winterizing/home repairs for neighbors in need.
Grants totaling $150,000 were awarded to the following agencies to help mitigate the education opportunity gap:
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Holland, to increase support for remote learners by adding staff capacity and including daytime hours for youth who are attending school virtually.Bridge Youth Center, to expand the Bridge to Excellence mentoring program to accommodate a larger cross-section of students, including students attending school remotely.Escape Ministries, to hire additional staff and expand staff hours to increase the capacity of the Alternative Suspension Accountability Program and After School Tutoring program to serve vulnerable students.Hope College Education Department in partnership with the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District, to launch a bilingual tutoring program to meet the needs of remote English Language Learner students.Step Up, to adapt the 1:1 mentoring program for local middle school students to a virtual format.
The following organizations received a combined total of $62,000 to increase access to mental health and substance abuse services:
Children’s Advocacy Center of Ottawa County, to expand the counseling program capacity to address the current waitlist for services.Resthaven, to bring iN2L (It’s Never Too Late) programming to residents in assisted living. This program uses technology to enhance social interaction and promote mental health while still observing social distancing protocols.Arbor Circle, to increase access to mental health and substance abuse services for Hispanic and Latino community members, who may face language and cultural barriers to accessing services.Maple Avenue Ministries, to provide capacity to offer accessible, culturally-competent mental health services for Black community members.Momentum Center, for the Ottawa County Suicide Prevention Coalition mental health/suicide prevention postcard mailing.
The Community Foundation's COVID-19 Community Stabilization Fund was initially envisioned as a short-term, six-month campaign to help local organizations remain stable as they responded to an increased demand for their services during the pandemic.
In that six-month time frame, the Community Foundation has awarded more than $1 million in grants through a combination of $200,000 from the Community Foundation's endowment and more than $800,000 in donations from individuals, families and companies in the Holland area.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the Holland area, the Community Foundation has decided to extend the Community Stabilization Fund grant program through the first six months of 2021 and contribute another $225,000 from the Community Endowment into the fund.
In 2021, grants will continue to target the same three priorities of financial stability, mental health and education, with the possible addition of public health as a fourth priority area.
The Community Foundation also recently distributed $150,000 in grants to area nonprofits whose revenue was affected by COVID-19 but were not included in CFHZ’s other COVID-19-related grant distributions, such as those from the Community Stabilization Fund and the Emergency Human Needs fund.
— Contact reporter Carolyn Muyskens at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter at @cjmuyskens.
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This program uses technology to enhance social interaction and promote mental health while still observing social distancing protocols.Arbor Circle, to increase access to mental health and substance abuse services for Hispanic and Latino community members, who may face language and cultural barriers to accessing services.Maple Avenue Ministries, to provide capacity to offer accessible, culturally-competent mental health services for Black community members.Momentum Center, for the Ottawa County Suicide Prevention Coalition mental health/suicide prevention postcard mailing.\nThe Community Foundation's COVID-19 Community Stabilization Fund was initially envisioned as a short-term, six-month campaign to help local organizations remain stable as they responded to an increased demand for their services during the pandemic.\nIn that six-month time frame, the Community Foundation has awarded more than $1 million in grants through a combination of $200,000 from the Community Foundation's endowment and more than $800,000 in donations from individuals, families and companies in the Holland area.\nAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the Holland area, the Community Foundation has decided to extend the Community Stabilization Fund grant program through the first six months of 2021 and contribute another $225,000 from the Community Endowment into the fund.\nIn 2021, grants will continue to target the same three priorities of financial stability, mental health and education, with the possible addition of public health as a fourth priority area.\nThe Community Foundation also recently distributed $150,000 in grants to area nonprofits whose revenue was affected by COVID-19 but were not included in CFHZ’s other COVID-19-related grant distributions, such as those from the Community Stabilization Fund and the Emergency Human Needs fund.\n— Contact reporter Carolyn Muyskens at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter at @cjmuyskens.",
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Sullivan Sparks rumbled for 217 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead Williamston past Milan 38-21 in a Division 4 Regional championship game.
By Nate Atkins
Lansing State Journal
LANSING -- Sullivan Sparks rumbled for 217 yards and 2 touchdowns on 24 carries to ignite Williamston's 38-21 come-from-behind win over Milan in the Division 4 Regional final Saturday.
He did it almost exclusively on the same play, an inside zone run into the teeth of the defense, wearing it down even after a month off of games.
"We probably got stronger with the eight-week layoff than we would have playing games," Williamston coach Steve Kersten said. "Sullivan Sparks probably lifted every other day."
Sparks was the Hornets' clinching weapon, but he wasn't the only jolt of life. They needed plenty to dig out of a hole that was starting to look like it might be too deep.
Milan seemed to glide through the air on its first two possessions. Quarterback Cole McElvany was too much on the ground and through the air on 69 and 70-yard drives that gave the Big Red a 14-6 lead midway through the second quarter.
After a Williamston fumble, Milan was nearing the red zone, looking to go up two scores at halftime. But Jacob Dunckel broke up a pass in the end zone to keep the score where it was at the break.
It was in the second half that Williamston erupted, scoring 32 points to run away late with the Regional crown.
It's not like Milan didn't know who was getting the ball on most Williamston snaps.
"They just ran their basic inside zone play and we couldn't stop it no matter what we did," Milan coach Jesse Hoskins said. "It made it tough. It made it feel like we were fighting uphill the entire second half."
The problem, at times, was that the Big Red sold out for it too much, and that created an opening for a second star.
Williamston came out of the half and ran a roll-out pass play that allowed Luke Mahaney to hit Cade Conley for a 30-yard touchdown. In the fourth quarter, with Milan selling out to stop the run, Mahaney went back to Conley on a screen pass and let his 6-foot-4-inch, 215-pound receiver hurdle a defender for an 11-yard score.
Between Sparks up the middle and Conley down the sidelines, Williamston had an answer for any defense Milan presented. The Hornets scored touchdowns on all five second-half possessions before running out the clock on the final one.
"We run the ball a lot. I know the receivers on our team wish we would throw the ball more," Kersten said. "... As players and coaches, we all had a feel. Cade was going to get the ball and he was going to go off."
Of course, this wasn't a normal Regional title game. It took place in 20-degree temperatures, after a nearly two-month pause due to the coronavirus.
The stop-and-start demanded a quick re calibration for two teams that were rolling up until the pause.
Milan had won eight in a row since a Week 2 loss to Riverview, and it rode a quick ramp-up to an eight-point second-quarter lead.
"It was a special experience for us," Hoskins said. "They were excited and did everything that we asked."
It took Williamston to halftime to find a way to break out of the corner Milan had it in.
"We were up against the wall for sure," Kersten said.
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"Sullivan Sparks rumbled for 217 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead Williamston past Milan 38-21 in a Division 4 Regional championship game.\nBy Nate Atkins\nLansing State Journal\nLANSING -- Sullivan Sparks rumbled for 217 yards and 2 touchdowns on 24 carries to ignite Williamston's 38-21 come-from-behind win over Milan in the Division 4 Regional final Saturday.\nHe did it almost exclusively on the same play, an inside zone run into the teeth of the defense, wearing it down even after a month off of games.\n\"We probably got stronger with the eight-week layoff than we would have playing games,\" Williamston coach Steve Kersten said. \"Sullivan Sparks probably lifted every other day.\"\nSparks was the Hornets' clinching weapon, but he wasn't the only jolt of life. They needed plenty to dig out of a hole that was starting to look like it might be too deep.\nMilan seemed to glide through the air on its first two possessions. Quarterback Cole McElvany was too much on the ground and through the air on 69 and 70-yard drives that gave the Big Red a 14-6 lead midway through the second quarter.\nAfter a Williamston fumble, Milan was nearing the red zone, looking to go up two scores at halftime. But Jacob Dunckel broke up a pass in the end zone to keep the score where it was at the break.\nIt was in the second half that Williamston erupted, scoring 32 points to run away late with the Regional crown.\nIt's not like Milan didn't know who was getting the ball on most Williamston snaps.\n\"They just ran their basic inside zone play and we couldn't stop it no matter what we did,\" Milan coach Jesse Hoskins said. \"It made it tough. It made it feel like we were fighting uphill the entire second half.\"\nThe problem, at times, was that the Big Red sold out for it too much, and that created an opening for a second star.\nWilliamston came out of the half and ran a roll-out pass play that allowed Luke Mahaney to hit Cade Conley for a 30-yard touchdown. In the fourth quarter, with Milan selling out to stop the run, Mahaney went back to Conley on a screen pass and let his 6-foot-4-inch, 215-pound receiver hurdle a defender for an 11-yard score.\nBetween Sparks up the middle and Conley down the sidelines, Williamston had an answer for any defense Milan presented. The Hornets scored touchdowns on all five second-half possessions before running out the clock on the final one.\n\"We run the ball a lot. I know the receivers on our team wish we would throw the ball more,\" Kersten said. \"... As players and coaches, we all had a feel. Cade was going to get the ball and he was going to go off.\"\nOf course, this wasn't a normal Regional title game. It took place in 20-degree temperatures, after a nearly two-month pause due to the coronavirus.\nThe stop-and-start demanded a quick re calibration for two teams that were rolling up until the pause.\nMilan had won eight in a row since a Week 2 loss to Riverview, and it rode a quick ramp-up to an eight-point second-quarter lead.\n\"It was a special experience for us,\" Hoskins said. \"They were excited and did everything that we asked.\"\nIt took Williamston to halftime to find a way to break out of the corner Milan had it in.\n\"We were up against the wall for sure,\" Kersten said.",
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Dear President Biden,I know you’re going to be busy when you first assume office, but I have a suggestion which I believe to be pretty important. I would suggest to you that groups such as Oathkeepers, Three Percenters, Proud Boys, Boogaloo Bois, Wolverine Militia, etc. be dealt with immediately and in the harshest possible manner.It doesn’t have to be you personally: appoint a commission or whatever. But it is critical that you designate them all as terrorist groups, go after them
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Dear President Biden,
I know you’re going to be busy when you first assume office, but I have a suggestion which I believe to be pretty important. I would suggest to you that groups such as Oathkeepers, Three Percenters, Proud Boys, Boogaloo Bois, Wolverine Militia, etc. be dealt with immediately and in the harshest possible manner.
It doesn’t have to be you personally: appoint a commission or whatever. But it is critical that you designate them all as terrorist groups, go after them with RICO, pass laws to prevent any of them from ever holding or even running for public office, work with corporate America to put them on no-fly lists, ban them from hotel chains and Airbnb, etc.
Use EVERY tool in the toolbox to decimate these traitors.
While you're at it, censure and expel Cruz, Hawley, Gaetz, Jordan, Gohmert, Taylor-Green, and the rest of the treasonous officials who tried to use congressional procedures to overthrow an election which they KNEW was legit.
We need to stop pussyfooting around, stop striving for "unity," stop playing nice. If we don't send a strong message, this will happen again, and the next guy will be smarter and more competent than Trump. We need to address fundamental flaws and loopholes in our current system of checks and balances which allowed Trump to get away with all the things he did in the first place.
Our democracy survived, but just barely. Biden warned that the country cannot survive another four years of Trump. He's right, except that the next Trump doesn't have to be Donald and the next four years do not have to be consecutive.
Gil Lalo
Holland
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"Dear President Biden,\nI know you’re going to be busy when you first assume office, but I have a suggestion which I believe to be pretty important. I would suggest to you that groups such as Oathkeepers, Three Percenters, Proud Boys, Boogaloo Bois, Wolverine Militia, etc. be dealt with immediately and in the harshest possible manner.\nIt doesn’t have to be you personally: appoint a commission or whatever. But it is critical that you designate them all as terrorist groups, go after them with RICO, pass laws to prevent any of them from ever holding or even running for public office, work with corporate America to put them on no-fly lists, ban them from hotel chains and Airbnb, etc.\nUse EVERY tool in the toolbox to decimate these traitors.\nWhile you're at it, censure and expel Cruz, Hawley, Gaetz, Jordan, Gohmert, Taylor-Green, and the rest of the treasonous officials who tried to use congressional procedures to overthrow an election which they KNEW was legit.\nWe need to stop pussyfooting around, stop striving for \"unity,\" stop playing nice. If we don't send a strong message, this will happen again, and the next guy will be smarter and more competent than Trump. We need to address fundamental flaws and loopholes in our current system of checks and balances which allowed Trump to get away with all the things he did in the first place.\nOur democracy survived, but just barely. Biden warned that the country cannot survive another four years of Trump. He's right, except that the next Trump doesn't have to be Donald and the next four years do not have to be consecutive.\nGil Lalo\nHolland",
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"Dear President Biden,I know you’re going to be busy when you first assume office, but I have a suggestion which I believe to be pretty important. I would suggest to you that groups such as Oathkeepers, Three Percenters, Proud Boys, Boogaloo Bois, Wolverine Militia, etc. be dealt with immediately and in the harshest possible manner.It doesn’t have to be you personally: appoint a commission or whatever. But it is critical that you designate them all as terrorist groups, go after them"
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HILLSDALE - While Bill Watkins may have recently retired from his position as Hillsdale County Road Commissioner, he continues to carry a passion for parks.After 24 years of service, he has also served the last few years overseeing the county parks and has done a significant amount of work improving Lewis Emery Park."He spends most of his time during the week at that park," said his daughter, Allison Watkins.Bill Watkins, who has lived in Hillsdale County most of his life, was elected to the
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HILLSDALE - While Bill Watkins may have recently retired from his position as Hillsdale County Road Commissioner, he continues to carry a passion for parks.
After 24 years of service, he has also served the last few years overseeing the county parks and has done a significant amount of work improving Lewis Emery Park.
"He spends most of his time during the week at that park," said his daughter, Allison Watkins.
Bill Watkins, who has lived in Hillsdale County most of his life, was elected to the road board in November 1996 and began his first term in January 1997.
"December 2020 ended my 24th year of service for Hillsdale County residents," Watkins said. "I’ve never thought of my position as political, but as a public servant. While a road commissioner, I also served on several state committees."
Since township roads were one of his "big concerns," after moving to Hillsdale and when the opportunity became available, Watkins decided to run. In 1994, there were seven others running, which resulted in the incumbent winning. The next time he ran in 1996, he became the first non-appointed road commissioner.
"As a road commissioner, we were also the county park board," Watkins said. "I was able to bring experience maintaining parks while my parents owned and operated White Marble Springs in Allen. Both parks are similar in that they were built to raise fish and had ponds that required maintenance."
While on the park board, he helped with maintaining and improving all county parks. Those parks are Hemlock Lake, Bird Lake and the Rearing Ponds (Lewis Emery Park).
"The majority of work is required at the Rearing Ponds, due to its size and availability," Watkins said.
"The Rearing Ponds are a historic and engineering gem, built in the 1930s by the WPA (Works Progress Administration). The park has stone work creating a beautiful waterfall as well as six ponds that need constant attention to keep the park useable for visitors to enjoy."
Though retired, Watkins said working at Lewis Emery Park is enjoyable as he's able to be outside with nature.
"However, working with nature in not always easy," he said. "When left unchecked, nature will take over. In the last few years, we have to constantly cut brush and rebuild waterways that nature has tried to reclaim."
Work there involves keeping the waterways open and running free, keeping the walking paths clear of debris, brush removal, painting and upkeep of park benches, shelters and the many docks situated around the ponds.
One project recently completed is the painting and repair of all picnic tables. Currently, work is being done to repair and paint the docks. Upkeep of the community building and bathrooms are also part of keeping the park in good condition, he said.
"Bennie Martinez and I do most of the maintenance at all county parks," Watkins said. "We have been helped by volunteers from the Geo Cache Group, pre-Covid the court system, Key Opportunities and the Boy Scouts have been a big help."
The biggest problem is being able to keep up with the day-to-day maintenance, he said.
"Hours have been cut for our paid employee to a maximum of 20 hours a week for maintenance of the parks," Watkins said. "Twice that many hours are needed, and with Covid, it limits the extra volunteer help we had been getting."
Watkins has been volunteering on and off at the parks for the last 24 years.
"In the last five years, I began volunteering on a weekly basis," he said. "Sometimes, I may be there for just a few hours, but usually I put in 10-15 hours a week.
"The Rearing Ponds are open all year and are free to use," Watkins added. "We want to thank our park visitors for helping us keep the park clean."
Watkins married Diane Downey on June 20, 1970 and they recently celebrated their 50th anniversary.
They have three children, ten grandchildren and are expecting their first great-grandchild in summer 2021.
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"HILLSDALE - While Bill Watkins may have recently retired from his position as Hillsdale County Road Commissioner, he continues to carry a passion for parks.After 24 years of service, he has also served the last few years overseeing the county parks and has done a significant amount of work improving Lewis Emery Park.\"He spends most of his time during the week at that park,\" said his daughter, Allison Watkins.Bill Watkins, who has lived in Hillsdale County most of his life, was elected to the"
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Look straight up the next clear night, around 9 p.m. If you live in mid-northerly latitudes you will be gazing upon the beautiful, bright yellow star Capella and its interesting constellation, Auriga the Chariot Driver.We can think of it as a star pattern for the fellows who make a living running a chariot. Next, it will be taxi and bus drivers.This extremely ancient constellation, according to Greek legend, represents Erichthnoius, fourth King of Athens, the son of Vulcan and Minerva. He had
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Look straight up the next clear night, around 9 p.m. If you live in mid-northerly latitudes you will be gazing upon the beautiful, bright yellow star Capella and its interesting constellation, Auriga the Chariot Driver.
We can think of it as a star pattern for the fellows who make a living running a chariot. Next, it will be taxi and bus drivers.
This extremely ancient constellation, according to Greek legend, represents Erichthnoius, fourth King of Athens, the son of Vulcan and Minerva. He had trouble walking, so he invented a four-horse chariot.
Traditionally, Auriga is illustrated as a chariot with the driver who is holding a goat and her kids. Three of the dimmer stars in the constellation’s outline are nicknamed as the “kids.”
Capella is the third brightest star visible (magnitude 0.08) in the Northern Hemisphere and is so close to the pole that north of 44 degrees latitude, Capella is circumpolar, never setting below the horizon. Where I live in northeastern Pennsylvania (just shy of 42 degrees), Capella briefly goes below the flat northerly horizon every day.
Capella is actually a group of four stars, in the same system, and is about 43 light-years away.
Just south of Capella are the “kids.” One of these stars, Epsilon Aurigae, is an unusual eclipsing binary star. About every 27 years, the star dips in brightness almost a whole magnitude, from +2.92 to +3.83, and stays at its dimmest for 640 to 730 days.
Its last fainting episode ended in 2011.
Theories have raged in astronomical circles over this star’s behavior. Since 2008, the most popular model says that the brighter star of this system is orbited by a companion that is shrouded in a massive, opaque disc of dust.
The moon reaches full stage this week on Thursday, Jan. 28, so the dimmer stars of Auriga will be quite hard to see with unaided eyes.
After Jan. 28, the moon will be rising later and later, giving us an increasingly long evening window of relative darkness, letting more starlight be seen.
Once the sky is dark enough, be sure to scan the stars of Auriga with a pair of binoculars.
The Milky Way band passes through Auriga and is faintly visible on clear, moonless nights away from city lights. The Milky Way band, made up of neighboring, overlapping arms of our great Milky Way spiral galaxy, presents a multitude of stars and open star clusters.
A telescope will show even more, but binoculars are plenty to show you the three brightest star clusters in Auriga. French astronomer Charles Messier (1730-1817), who was making a catalog of deep-sky objects that he could rule as being comets, listed these clusters as M37, M36 and M38 - in that order.
No two star clusters are alike, in richness, configuration or in how easy they are to see. The Pleiades is surely the most well known open star cluster, being bright and compact. The Pleiades is to the lower right (southwest) of Auriga.
M37, M36 and M38 are all rich in stars, but M37 leads the other two and is the brightest.
M37 shines at magnitude +6.2, visible as a fuzzy “star” to unaided eyes on a very dark, rural night.
The Pleiades is so prominent to our eyes because the cluster is relatively nearby, 444 light-years away.
M37 is listed as 4,200 light-years away and M36 and M38, both around 3,900 light-years from the sun. Imagine our sky if these clusters were as close as the Pleiades!
The Auriga clusters will appear as fuzzy patches in binoculars, partly resolved into stars, depending on your binoculars and sky conditions. A small telescope is needed to show them in their glory.
Auriga’s outline is shaped like an uneven pentagon, depending on how you connect the dots (I mean, stars). If you think of Capella as the chariot driver’s eye, the “kid” stars nearby can be imagined as the nose. A dimmer star can also be connected to form a cap for our driver.
The star pattern is also interesting because one of the corner stars is not in Auriga at all. The star on the opposite end of the pattern from Capella is Beta Tauri, a star in the adjacent pattern, Taurus the Bull.
Auriga and Taurus both ride higher in the sky than winter’s most famous constellation, Orion.
Keep looking up at the sky!
Peter Becker is managing editor at The News Eagle in Hawley, Pennsylvania. Notes are welcome at [email protected]. Please mention in what newspaper or website you read this column.
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"Look straight up the next clear night, around 9 p.m. If you live in mid-northerly latitudes you will be gazing upon the beautiful, bright yellow star Capella and its interesting constellation, Auriga the Chariot Driver.\nWe can think of it as a star pattern for the fellows who make a living running a chariot. Next, it will be taxi and bus drivers.\nThis extremely ancient constellation, according to Greek legend, represents Erichthnoius, fourth King of Athens, the son of Vulcan and Minerva. He had trouble walking, so he invented a four-horse chariot.\nTraditionally, Auriga is illustrated as a chariot with the driver who is holding a goat and her kids. Three of the dimmer stars in the constellation’s outline are nicknamed as the “kids.”\nCapella is the third brightest star visible (magnitude 0.08) in the Northern Hemisphere and is so close to the pole that north of 44 degrees latitude, Capella is circumpolar, never setting below the horizon. Where I live in northeastern Pennsylvania (just shy of 42 degrees), Capella briefly goes below the flat northerly horizon every day.\nCapella is actually a group of four stars, in the same system, and is about 43 light-years away.\nJust south of Capella are the “kids.” One of these stars, Epsilon Aurigae, is an unusual eclipsing binary star. About every 27 years, the star dips in brightness almost a whole magnitude, from +2.92 to +3.83, and stays at its dimmest for 640 to 730 days.\nIts last fainting episode ended in 2011.\nTheories have raged in astronomical circles over this star’s behavior. Since 2008, the most popular model says that the brighter star of this system is orbited by a companion that is shrouded in a massive, opaque disc of dust.\nThe moon reaches full stage this week on Thursday, Jan. 28, so the dimmer stars of Auriga will be quite hard to see with unaided eyes.\nAfter Jan. 28, the moon will be rising later and later, giving us an increasingly long evening window of relative darkness, letting more starlight be seen.\nOnce the sky is dark enough, be sure to scan the stars of Auriga with a pair of binoculars.\nThe Milky Way band passes through Auriga and is faintly visible on clear, moonless nights away from city lights. The Milky Way band, made up of neighboring, overlapping arms of our great Milky Way spiral galaxy, presents a multitude of stars and open star clusters.\nA telescope will show even more, but binoculars are plenty to show you the three brightest star clusters in Auriga. French astronomer Charles Messier (1730-1817), who was making a catalog of deep-sky objects that he could rule as being comets, listed these clusters as M37, M36 and M38 - in that order.\nNo two star clusters are alike, in richness, configuration or in how easy they are to see. The Pleiades is surely the most well known open star cluster, being bright and compact. The Pleiades is to the lower right (southwest) of Auriga.\nM37, M36 and M38 are all rich in stars, but M37 leads the other two and is the brightest.\nM37 shines at magnitude +6.2, visible as a fuzzy “star” to unaided eyes on a very dark, rural night.\nThe Pleiades is so prominent to our eyes because the cluster is relatively nearby, 444 light-years away.\nM37 is listed as 4,200 light-years away and M36 and M38, both around 3,900 light-years from the sun. Imagine our sky if these clusters were as close as the Pleiades!\nThe Auriga clusters will appear as fuzzy patches in binoculars, partly resolved into stars, depending on your binoculars and sky conditions. A small telescope is needed to show them in their glory.\nAuriga’s outline is shaped like an uneven pentagon, depending on how you connect the dots (I mean, stars). If you think of Capella as the chariot driver’s eye, the “kid” stars nearby can be imagined as the nose. A dimmer star can also be connected to form a cap for our driver.\nThe star pattern is also interesting because one of the corner stars is not in Auriga at all. The star on the opposite end of the pattern from Capella is Beta Tauri, a star in the adjacent pattern, Taurus the Bull.\nAuriga and Taurus both ride higher in the sky than winter’s most famous constellation, Orion.\nKeep looking up at the sky!\nPeter Becker is managing editor at The News Eagle in Hawley, Pennsylvania. Notes are welcome at [email protected]. Please mention in what newspaper or website you read this column.",
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HOLLAND — Avery Rios’ smile lit up a room. He loved building and racing cars and working with his dad. He was smart, kind and respectful.Now, Avery’s father, John Rios, is mourning his son’s death from an accidental fentanyl overdose.Avery, 20, died in September 2020. He struggled with depression for years, sometimes becoming suicidal.Though his family tried repeatedly to help Avery, he would sometimes self-medicate to lessen his depression with drugs he bought on the
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HOLLAND — Avery Rios’ smile lit up a room. He loved building and racing cars and working with his dad. He was smart, kind and respectful.
Now, Avery’s father, John Rios, is mourning his son’s death from an accidental fentanyl overdose.
Avery, 20, died in September 2020. He struggled with depression for years, sometimes becoming suicidal.
Though his family tried repeatedly to help Avery, he would sometimes self-medicate to lessen his depression with drugs he bought on the street. Most of the time he would buy marijuana or Xanax, but a deadly concoction added into the pills he was buying meant the end to Avery’s life this fall.
"He battled depression since his teens and we tried and took him to the hospitals," John said of his son. "He resists, of course, he’s not in the best of spirits. Parents struggle, what do we do? It’s a cycle."
Avery had been open with his father about his use of marijuana, but when he turned 18 and moved out, John noticed his son’s mental health deteriorating more.
"It just seemed like it increased," John said. "We talked every day and sometimes I’d get a text where he said ‘I feel alone, I have no friends,’ or ‘Life isn’t worth it.’
"He just felt that feeling all the time, like everyone was against him. So he’d numb himself with the drugs."
Avery would drink Lean, a mix of grape soda and codeine cough syrup, which contains opiates. He also was taking Xanax or Percocet bought off the street.
"At 18, you can’t force him to get help," John said. "I’d get a text at 2 in the morning and your heart would just sink. I just felt helpless.
"I always was encouraging and reassuring how much I loved him and wanting to be there with him (but) I didn’t know he was taking these drugs. I thought maybe he was smoking and drinking at the same time."
John knew his son needed help, and Avery moved back in with his father at the beginning of September. Avery was supposed to be at work at 7 a.m. the morning of Sept. 28, but when John woke up, he saw Avery’s car still at the house.
"I thought he overslept, so I went downstairs and I go over to him and my son is lifeless," John said. "I tried to revive him, we called 911 and my wife is a nurse and she’s doing CPR, but we knew he was gone.
"He died in his sleep. He must have taken something that was making him zoom out, and he just never woke up."
Avery’s death was ruled an accidental death by investigators. At the time of his death, he had fentanyl and cocaine in his system, along with Levamisole, which is used to treat worms in livestock.
"Do I think he knew he was buying fentanyl? Not at all," John said. "The investigators had his phone for a while, and we all know he was sold fake stuff. These drug dealers are just crazy, they’re playing with people’s lives."
Fentanyl is a synthetic opiate, used to treat the pain of cancer patients usually. On the street, fentanyl is cut into other drugs to cut costs for dealers. It’s also incredibly potent.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fentanyl is 50 times more powerful than heroin and 100 times more powerful than morphine.
In the last decade, the prevalence of fentanyl on the streets of Michigan has risen exponentially.
"Your meth and your heroin are being mixed with the fentanyl, which can cause those overdoses," said Lt. Andrew Foster of the Michigan State Police West Michigan Enforcement Team (WEMET). "It might create a greater addiction to bring that person back as a customer.
"You’re not going to know it’s fentanyl when it’s mixed with other drugs. It’s a very dangerous substance and it’s a volatile substance."
Foster said WEMET, which focuses on drug crimes in Ottawa and Muskegon counties, has seized more fentanyl this year than last year, a trend seen statewide. Based on data from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, synthetic opioid overdoses in Michigan increased 1,800 percent from 2012 to 2017, most of which were attributed to fentanyl.
At Avery’s funeral, John got up to speak and saw a crowd of young people who knew his son. He knew he needed to warn them about what happened to Avery.
"He was an addict and I want to share this," John told The Sentinel. "He was the best kid, the most loving kid. The family just adored him and his smile and laugh would bring so much joy to us.
"Being his father, I saw this potential he had and it just breaks my heart that he couldn’t see that in himself. He was battling these demons inside of him.
"That was my baby, that was my world. We had so many dreams for Avery, and it turned out I had to bury him."
Ottawa County Community Mental Health Executive Director Lynne Doyle said what Avery’s family experienced is a fairly common cycle for those self-medicating with opiates.
"It’s not an uncommon issue that people are in denial or aren’t ready to seek treatment," she said. "It affects the families so much. It can be heart wrenching and exhausting for families, but there is hope."
For those who are in similar situations, Doyle recommends calling the Community Mental Health (CMH) helpline at 877-588-4357 to ask questions about services for both mental health treatment and drug abuse. The helpline is staffed 24/7 by individuals trained in responding to mental health crises.
The Ottawa County CMH partners with organizations like Ottagan Addictions Recovery, the Grand Rapids Red Project, Mosaic Counseling and others to help provide services to families and those affected by drug addiction, mental illness and more.
Once an initial consultation is completed with CMH staff, individuals can receive services ranging from counseling to detox or inpatient programs.
"I truly believe that there is help out there and there is hope," Doyle said. "I’m not saying it’s easy, but there are resources out there and CMH can help point you in the right direction to keep working at it.
"They might hit some dead ends and they might feel like they don’t know what to do, but there are a lot of resources out there for people. With substance abuse disorders, you have to keep trying."
Doyle said if family members have a loved one struggling with an opioid addiction, it’s a good idea to keep a NARCAN kit on hand. NARCAN is a nasal spray that can help reverse an opioid overdose, though multiple doses of NARCAN may be necessary in the case of fentanyl overdoses.
For those interested in obtaining NARCAN, the Ottawa County CMH distributes kits to anyone who wants one.
For Avery’s family, his absence is a constant reminder of the dangers of buying street drugs with unknown ingredients.
"I’m dad, I was supposed to protect him," John said. "He was my best buddy. Now I’m empty because somebody played with my kid’s life. I’m empty inside for the rest of my life.
John hopes by sharing what happened to Avery, others will realize the dangers of what they may be consuming or perhaps be encouraged to seek help for their mental health struggles.
"I’m not ashamed of my son, I’m very proud of him and that’s why I want to share his story," he said. "It’s OK to not be OK and everyone has those days.
"You’re not invincible and if you’re struggling with depression, reach out," John said. "The next pill you take, it could be you."
— Contact editor Audra Gamble at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @SentinelAudra.
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It’s a cycle.\"\nAvery had been open with his father about his use of marijuana, but when he turned 18 and moved out, John noticed his son’s mental health deteriorating more.\n\"It just seemed like it increased,\" John said. \"We talked every day and sometimes I’d get a text where he said ‘I feel alone, I have no friends,’ or ‘Life isn’t worth it.’\n\"He just felt that feeling all the time, like everyone was against him. So he’d numb himself with the drugs.\"\nAvery would drink Lean, a mix of grape soda and codeine cough syrup, which contains opiates. He also was taking Xanax or Percocet bought off the street.\n\"At 18, you can’t force him to get help,\" John said. \"I’d get a text at 2 in the morning and your heart would just sink. I just felt helpless.\n\"I always was encouraging and reassuring how much I loved him and wanting to be there with him (but) I didn’t know he was taking these drugs. I thought maybe he was smoking and drinking at the same time.\"\nJohn knew his son needed help, and Avery moved back in with his father at the beginning of September. Avery was supposed to be at work at 7 a.m. the morning of Sept. 28, but when John woke up, he saw Avery’s car still at the house.\n\"I thought he overslept, so I went downstairs and I go over to him and my son is lifeless,\" John said. \"I tried to revive him, we called 911 and my wife is a nurse and she’s doing CPR, but we knew he was gone.\n\"He died in his sleep. He must have taken something that was making him zoom out, and he just never woke up.\"\nAvery’s death was ruled an accidental death by investigators. At the time of his death, he had fentanyl and cocaine in his system, along with Levamisole, which is used to treat worms in livestock.\n\"Do I think he knew he was buying fentanyl? Not at all,\" John said. \"The investigators had his phone for a while, and we all know he was sold fake stuff. These drug dealers are just crazy, they’re playing with people’s lives.\"\nFentanyl is a synthetic opiate, used to treat the pain of cancer patients usually. On the street, fentanyl is cut into other drugs to cut costs for dealers. It’s also incredibly potent.\nAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fentanyl is 50 times more powerful than heroin and 100 times more powerful than morphine.\nIn the last decade, the prevalence of fentanyl on the streets of Michigan has risen exponentially.\n\"Your meth and your heroin are being mixed with the fentanyl, which can cause those overdoses,\" said Lt. Andrew Foster of the Michigan State Police West Michigan Enforcement Team (WEMET). \"It might create a greater addiction to bring that person back as a customer.\n\"You’re not going to know it’s fentanyl when it’s mixed with other drugs. It’s a very dangerous substance and it’s a volatile substance.\"\nFoster said WEMET, which focuses on drug crimes in Ottawa and Muskegon counties, has seized more fentanyl this year than last year, a trend seen statewide. Based on data from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, synthetic opioid overdoses in Michigan increased 1,800 percent from 2012 to 2017, most of which were attributed to fentanyl.\nAt Avery’s funeral, John got up to speak and saw a crowd of young people who knew his son. He knew he needed to warn them about what happened to Avery.\n\"He was an addict and I want to share this,\" John told The Sentinel. \"He was the best kid, the most loving kid. The family just adored him and his smile and laugh would bring so much joy to us.\n\"Being his father, I saw this potential he had and it just breaks my heart that he couldn’t see that in himself. He was battling these demons inside of him.\n\"That was my baby, that was my world. We had so many dreams for Avery, and it turned out I had to bury him.\"\nOttawa County Community Mental Health Executive Director Lynne Doyle said what Avery’s family experienced is a fairly common cycle for those self-medicating with opiates.\n\"It’s not an uncommon issue that people are in denial or aren’t ready to seek treatment,\" she said. \"It affects the families so much. It can be heart wrenching and exhausting for families, but there is hope.\"\nFor those who are in similar situations, Doyle recommends calling the Community Mental Health (CMH) helpline at 877-588-4357 to ask questions about services for both mental health treatment and drug abuse. The helpline is staffed 24/7 by individuals trained in responding to mental health crises.\nThe Ottawa County CMH partners with organizations like Ottagan Addictions Recovery, the Grand Rapids Red Project, Mosaic Counseling and others to help provide services to families and those affected by drug addiction, mental illness and more.\nOnce an initial consultation is completed with CMH staff, individuals can receive services ranging from counseling to detox or inpatient programs.\n\"I truly believe that there is help out there and there is hope,\" Doyle said. \"I’m not saying it’s easy, but there are resources out there and CMH can help point you in the right direction to keep working at it.\n\"They might hit some dead ends and they might feel like they don’t know what to do, but there are a lot of resources out there for people. With substance abuse disorders, you have to keep trying.\"\nDoyle said if family members have a loved one struggling with an opioid addiction, it’s a good idea to keep a NARCAN kit on hand. NARCAN is a nasal spray that can help reverse an opioid overdose, though multiple doses of NARCAN may be necessary in the case of fentanyl overdoses.\nFor those interested in obtaining NARCAN, the Ottawa County CMH distributes kits to anyone who wants one.\nFor Avery’s family, his absence is a constant reminder of the dangers of buying street drugs with unknown ingredients.\n\"I’m dad, I was supposed to protect him,\" John said. \"He was my best buddy. Now I’m empty because somebody played with my kid’s life. I’m empty inside for the rest of my life.\nJohn hopes by sharing what happened to Avery, others will realize the dangers of what they may be consuming or perhaps be encouraged to seek help for their mental health struggles.\n\"I’m not ashamed of my son, I’m very proud of him and that’s why I want to share his story,\" he said. \"It’s OK to not be OK and everyone has those days.\n\"You’re not invincible and if you’re struggling with depression, reach out,\" John said. \"The next pill you take, it could be you.\"\n— Contact editor Audra Gamble at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @SentinelAudra.",
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"HOLLAND — Avery Rios’ smile lit up a room. He loved building and racing cars and working with his dad. He was smart, kind and respectful.Now, Avery’s father, John Rios, is mourning his son’s death from an accidental fentanyl overdose.Avery, 20, died in September 2020. He struggled with depression for years, sometimes becoming suicidal.Though his family tried repeatedly to help Avery, he would sometimes self-medicate to lessen his depression with drugs he bought on the"
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ADRIAN — Moving every few years is a part of life for Salvation Army officers. They are sent where they are needed, to answer God's call.Jacob and Melinda Tripp are no strangers to packing up and moving. The couple moved more than once in their eight years serving in Wisconsin, but the Tripps have found that relocating during a pandemic comes with its own share of challenges.Jacob and Melinda moved to Adrian this summer, beginning at their new post in July. As captains, the Tripps are the
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ADRIAN — Moving every few years is a part of life for Salvation Army officers. They are sent where they are needed, to answer God's call.
Jacob and Melinda Tripp are no strangers to packing up and moving. The couple moved more than once in their eight years serving in Wisconsin, but the Tripps have found that relocating during a pandemic comes with its own share of challenges.
Jacob and Melinda moved to Adrian this summer, beginning at their new post in July. As captains, the Tripps are the pastors and administrators of the local Salvation Army.
They oversee the organization, what it does in the community, as well as its employees. They're the figureheads, the local faces of the Salvation Army.
Just being in the community has been a challenge.
The Salvation Army offers its own services, such as its weekly drive-thru food pantry, social services ministry providing basic needs help, and a weekly church service, but networking with other agencies is integral to the organization's function.
The Salvation Army refers people to appropriate services. For example, the Salvation Army might refer someone with housing needs to Housing Help of Lenawee. Therefore, having those connections — knowing instinctively where someone needs to go to get help — is something Jacob and Melinda need to have at their disposal.
The pandemic year, with event cancellations and some services being on hold or operating remotely, have made it hard for the Tripps to build their network.
"It's just been difficult to get to know the community," Melinda said.
Luckily, staff at the Salvation Army have been there for years, making them perfect for the "Who does this?" questions Jacob and Melinda have. There's also an advisory committee that makes recommendations.
"We have a good team in our building, as well," Melinda said, "a very passionate staff."
The Tripps said they've enjoyed those they have met so far. They're also finding out the truth behind why people say Lenawee County is a very giving county.
When there were tags remaining on Angel Trees for teenagers, people in the community stepped up, providing gifts for every remaining name, Melinda said.
"Everyone we've been able to meet has been really wonderful," Jacob added. "There's a good network here, that's something I've noticed."
Relocating to Michigan is a return home of sorts. Jacob is originally from Jackson, and Melinda is from Battle Creek.
Jacob and Melinda met each other as kids at Salvation Army summer camp.
Melinda's Salvation Army roots go way back. Her great-great-great-grandparents came to the United States and helped start the Salvation Army in Battle Creek.
For Jacob, the Salvation Army provided hope for a kid with a tough home life.
"It was a safe place for me," he said. "I want to make sure I give that back to others."
Community connections will be a focus heading into 2021. It'll be tantamount as more and more people face food insecurity, unemployment and homelessness.
Melinda said they've seen a 155% increase in requests for services this year, especially for food.
The Salvation Army's weekly Fresh Food Initiative typically sees over 100 cars and a line out the parking lot onto Church Street.
Upwards of 40 million Americans could be homeless early next year if and when a federal eviction moratorium is lifted.
"We're going to have a crisis on our hands, I think," Melinda said.
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"Pandemic presents challenges for new Salvation Army captains",
"ADRIAN — Moving every few years is a part of life for Salvation Army officers. They are sent where they are needed, to answer God's call.Jacob and Melinda Tripp are no strangers to packing up and moving. The couple moved more than once in their eight years serving in Wisconsin, but the Tripps have found that relocating during a pandemic comes with its own share of challenges.Jacob and Melinda moved to Adrian this summer, beginning at their new post in July. As captains, the Tripps are the"
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ADRIAN — Entering Wednesday night's Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference game against Cornerstone, Siena Heights women's basketball coach Sue Syljebeck wasn't sure what to expect.The Saints hadn't played a conference game yet, while the Golden Eagles had played one at Indiana Tech on Jan. 12, and midway through the second quarter, Cornerstone had trimmed the Saints' lead to nine points.That's when SHU got its game rolling, scoring 16 of the final 22 points of the quarter to take a 45-26
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ADRIAN — Entering Wednesday night's Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference game against Cornerstone, Siena Heights women's basketball coach Sue Syljebeck wasn't sure what to expect.
The Saints hadn't played a conference game yet, while the Golden Eagles had played one at Indiana Tech on Jan. 12, and midway through the second quarter, Cornerstone had trimmed the Saints' lead to nine points.
That's when SHU got its game rolling, scoring 16 of the final 22 points of the quarter to take a 45-26 lead into halftime, and the Saints didn't look back from there en route to a 89-55 victory.
"I was frustrated a little because we got a little bit of a lead and then we gave it up, then got a little bit and gave it up," Syljebeck said. "I wish we could've pulled away sooner, but we're still learning. We really have four new starters in our lineup with Anaya Powell out for the year, the other three having graduated and then Peyton (Banks) learning how to play without Demi (Russell). So Peyton's got to find herself with new people."
The Saints (4-1, 1-0 WHAC), who never trailed Wednesday night, were led on the scoreboard by Banks, as the junior forward scored 16 points, including a 7-of-8 mark at the free-throw line, in addition to pulling down three rebounds and three steals, with SHU going 29-of-34 from the charity stripe, holding Cornerstone to just a 9-of-12 mark from the line.
In addition to Banks, four other Siena players scored into double digits, Allye Minor with 14, Blissfield grad Kelsey Wyman and Savanah Gibson with 13 each and E'Anna won with 10. Gibson added a game-high eight rebounds for the Saints, which out-rebounded the Golden Eagles (3-7, 0-2 WHAC) 34-23 for the game and had 16 steals on the night, led by Shelby Morrow's four.
Allyson Richards led the Cornerstone offense Wednesday, scoring 13 points in addition to pulling down a pair of rebounds, but it wasn't enough as she was the only visitor to score into double digits for the Golden Eagles, who went just 19-of-52 (36.5 percent) from the field, while SHU shot 53.1 percent (26-of-49).
Siena pulled out to a 15-6 lead through the first half of the opening quarter, getting a solid offensive effort all around, but Cornerstone did not go away, keeping the Saints from extending the lead and trimming the gap to 19-13 at the buzzer with a jumpshot from Kennedy Helderop.
SHU kept trading baskets with the Golden Eagles for most of the second quarter, but with the score at 29-20 in favor of the Saints, Siena's offense began to gain steam, scoring stretches of points past the Golden Eagles, and after a technical call with 3.5 seconds to go, Banks hit a pair of free throws to put her team up 19 at the break.
The Saints kept the momentum up out of the break, scoring the first seven points of the second half via Peyton Banks' basket followed by a pair of free throws and a 3-pointer from the corner by Minor before Cornerstone finally got on the board in the second half by hitting a pair of free throws.
Wyman hit a three to split that and two more Golden Eagle free throws, which the Saints followed with a 15-5 run to push the lead to 35 points, capped by a Minor 3-pointer off a block by Marcia Hawkins-Day before ending the third up 75-41 and easily in command of the game going to the fourth.
"We talked about it (at half), about trying to stress intensity and not let down," Syljebeck said. "I think our team thinks we can score and then they might lack a little bit of intensity sometimes on defense, so we just have to pay attention to it."
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